Moral Commitment and the Value of Virtues
Human Development 2015;58:308-311 (Source: Human Development)
Source: Human Development - April 7, 2016 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk: Conversational Pathways to Moral Development
Human Development 2015;58:301-307 (Source: Human Development)
Source: Human Development - April 7, 2016 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
The Virtue of Gratitude: A Developmental and Cultural Approach
There has been a burgeoning interest in gratitude in adults, adolescents, and children, with most scholars examining the relations between variations in level of gratitude, treated largely as an emotional state, and measures of well-being. In this paper we explain why we think that gratitude should be defined as a virtue, as discussed by neo-Aristotelian virtue ethicists, rather than simply as an emotional state. Defining gratitude as a virtue has clear developmental implications (no child or adolescent could be considered virtuous in the Aristotelian sense), allowing us to consider its likely precursors. It also has cultu...
Source: Human Development - April 7, 2016 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
The Development of Social Justice: The Role of Reasoning
Human Development 2015;58:273-280 (Source: Human Development)
Source: Human Development - April 7, 2016 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
Balancing the Fair Treatment of Others while Preserving Group Identity and Autonomy
Social exclusion and inclusion from groups, as well as the distribution of resources, are fundamental aspects of social life, and serve as sources of conflicts that bear on issues of fairness and equality, beginning in childhood. For the most part, research on social exclusion and allocation of resources has not focused on the issue of group membership. Yet, social exclusion from groups and the denial of resources reflect societal issues pertaining to social inequality and its counterpoint, fair treatment of others. Social inequality occurs when opportunities and resources are distributed unevenly in society, often through...
Source: Human Development - April 7, 2016 Category: Child Development Source Type: research
