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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Death of Character: On the Moral Education of America's Childrenby James D Hunter
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Death of Character is a broad historical, sociological, and cultural inquiry into the moral life and moral education of young Americans based upon a huge empirical study of the children themselves. The children's thoughts and concerns-expressed here in their own words-shed a whole new light on what we can expect from moral education. Targeting new theories of education and the prominence of psychology over moral instruction, Hunter analyzes the making of a new cultural narcissism. Book News Annotation:Hunter (sociology and religious studies, University of Virginia)
traces the death of character to the disintegration of the moral and
social conditions that make character possible in the first place. He
argues that the problem is not an absence of morality but rather the
emptying of meaning and authority from the morality that is advocated
in attempts to instill moral ideals in young people. His broad
historical, sociological, and cultural inquiry offers a fundamental
challenge to the dominant paradigms of moral understanding and the
way that these play out in moral education.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-308) and index. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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