Moral Selves, Evil Selves The Social Psychology of Conscience [Hardcover]

This book highlights the oft neglected moral aspect of the self, examining the variety of neurological, psychological, and social processes that enter into the development and maintenance of moral orientations.Building a Social Psychology of Conscience Moving Parts Evolution, Society, and Conscience: Social Influences on Morality Processes of Conscience: How the Moral Mind Works How Situations Subvert Conscience Us and Them: Shifting Moral Provinces Conscience in Individual Functioning: Self-Deception and Moral Self-Biases Conscience and Moral Horizons The Moral Ambiguity of Personhood The Possibility of Morality in Society

We very much need a smart Sociology of Morality, but amazingly it does not exist. Steven Hitlin is one of the most promising young scholars in the discipline who is seeking to correct that problem. Moral Selves, Evil Selves is a crucial contribution to the development of this obviously needed field. - Christian Smith, author of Moral, Believing Animals (Oxford 2003)

STEVE HITLIN?is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Iowa, USA.