UID:
almahu_9949386615202882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 158 pages)
ISBN:
9781000334463
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1000334465
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9781003108306
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100310830X
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1000334724
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9781000334593
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1000334597
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9781000334722
Content:
Why, when and where are some moral systems supported and followed whilst others are condemned? Are moral values culturallyrelative or universal? Can immoral actions be tolerated in times of crisis? Is the dream of becoming better sufficient for prompting virtuous behavior, or should we dream about what is best? Do moral values last? The divergence in practices and codes of moral belief and action present significant challenges but also offer opportunities to anthropologists for understanding social life. In this book, Monica Heintz explores these questions, drawing on case studies from Eastern Europe that encompass migration, religion, economic and social policies and paying particular attention to the way morality works in communities undergoing rapid social change. She uses these examples to reflect on the wider question of societal conflict and change, showing how they are driven by moral values. By highlighting the centrality of such values as engines for action and questioning the limits of universal moral values, she argues that anthropology has the capacity to shed light on the study of human morality more generally. The Anthropology of Morality: A Dynamic and Interactionist Approach will be of interest to students and researchers in anthropology, as well as those in politics and sociology with an interest in European politics.
Note:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: The anthropology of morality: A lens for observing moralities as social facts -- A new field of inquiry in anthropology -- Five challenges for the anthropology of morality -- Taking into account the question of freedom of speech and action -- Breaking up the dichotomy between individual and community values -- Taking change into account -- Portraying ethics in rapidly changing societies -- Remembering the need for transcendence is one of the reasons for the existence of moral values
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Other anthropological challenges -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Words and actions: From ethno-ethics to the anthropology of morality -- Defining 'morality' -- A working definition of morality -- The multiplicity of moral frameworks -- Discourses and practices -- Some caution regarding the context needed for understanding utterances -- Discourses as data -- Practices as data: A comprehensive view of practices in 'workplaces' and beyond -- Dialectics between values and practices and how actions can induce a change in values -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography
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Chapter 3: The choice of methods: From methodological individualism to interactionism -- The choice of methods -- Methodological individualism: Moral deliberations and moral justifications in a Romanian organization -- Interactionism -- The same NGO case study seen through an interactionist lens -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4: No holism, no generalizations?: On idiosyncrasies and regularities -- One of many decollectivizations -- A brief history of the Republic of Moldova -- The post-1991 economic reforms -- Decollectivization in Satul Vechi
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Same kolkhoz: But has there been decollectivization? -- The controversial personality of the nacealnic 15 -- Open conflict -- a dialogue of the deaf -- Outside open conflict -- work issues in the kolkhoz -- A confusion mostly maintained by former apparatchiks -- Corruption in post-socialist Eastern Europe -- The lack of information and the political stakes behind the partial circulation of information -- The absence of a public arena for debate on reform -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Life experiences and moral anaesthesia -- The background to Moldovan migration
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Life experiences of migrant women or the management of past morally sensitive experiences -- Do individuals' (moral) pasts influence their present judgements? -- Moral anaesthesia? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6: Hierarchy of values and dynamics of value changes -- Preliminary remarks on the plurality of ethical frameworks -- A fictional detour -- Irreducible conflicts between several ethical frameworks -- Implicit hierarchies of moral frameworks -- The case study of a Moldovan NGO working in the field of healthcare
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780367621957
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.4324/9781003108306
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003108306
