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TOWARDS A SOCIOLOGY OF MORALITY
Richard StiversSurely the absence of a sociology of morality has to be one of the major weaknesses of academic sociology, and a mysterious one at that. For Durkheim, one of sociology's founding…
“CULTURE WARS” OR STATUS GROUP IDEOLOGY AS THE BASIS OF US MORAL POLITICS
John H. EvansDebates in US politics over abortion, homosexuality and other socio‐moral issues are increasingly explained by sociologists, politicians, policy advocates and the media as the…
“AMBASSADORS OF GOD” AND “THE SINKING CLASSES”: VISIONS OF CHARITY AND MORAL SELVING
Rebecca Anne AllahyariAmerican sociology has long been concerned with the social conditioning of American character, particularly with regard to caring for others. This interest can be traced to Alexis…
A SOCIOLOGICAL LOOK AT CARITAS: A DIALOGUE WITH DURKHEIM
Buford FarrisIn one of his later works, Professional Ethics and Civic Morals, Durkheim makes a distinction between the concept of equality based on merit and equality based on charity. He…
THE POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY OF COLD WAR AMERICAN MORALITY
Jim HansonThis article applies political sociology and philosophy to the problem of declining morality in the American polity, particularly the moral contents and effects of the acts of…
SOCIAL CAPITAL AND SOCIAL MORALITY
Charles E. MarskeAmericans of all ages, all stations in life, and all types of dispositions are forever forming associations… of a thousand different types — religious, moral, serious, futile…
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