by Cecilia Wainryb (Editor), Elliot Turiel (Series Editor), Judith G. Smetana (Series Editor)
This volume considers previously separate bodies of research on social justice, social equality, and social development. Eminent scholars from a variety of disciplines discuss the latest research to help us understand the relation between social inequalities and social development. In so doing, the book documents the powerful ways that social inequalities frame development and explores the conflicts that arise in the context of these inequalities. It illustrates how people around the world make judgments about these conditions and how they resist or change the practices they deem unjust. By bringing together these perspectives, the editors hope to demonstrate how understanding social development carries with it the possibility of change and social justice.
The book considers processes of social development. It examines Piaget's ideas about morality and relates them to children's thinking about social rights. An interdisciplinary review of research from developmental, social, and health psychology, social policy, anthropology, and philosophy, follows this introduction. Each contributor examines the historical, developmental, and social processes that influence beliefs regarding social justice and equality and the consequences of living in conditions of injustice. The book considers:
Intended for researchers and advanced students in developmental, social, cultural, and health psychology, policy, anthropology, and philosophy interested in a world that is socially just.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 266
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 30 Nov 2012
ISBN 10: 041565176X
ISBN 13: 9780415651769
The issues the authors write about in the book are of great importance. The research, philosophy, and recommendations found inside the book's chapters deserve careful consideration by anyone interested in social development and social justice. - Robert W. Howard - PsycCritiques