The Palgrave Handbook of Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity : Formulating a Field of Study

The study of altruism, morality, and social solidarity is an emerging field of scholarship and research in sociology. This handbook will function as a foundational source for this subject matter and field, and as an impetus to its further development. Altruism, Morality, And Social Solidarity Are Of Great Sociological Importance, But The Nature Of A Coherent Field Integrating The Contemporary Study Of These Three Phenomena Has Yet To Be Defined. This Handbook Serves As A Foundational Source For Outlining And Developing This Field Of Study, And As An Impetus For Future Research And Theoretical Development. Featuring A Number Of Outstanding Contributors, The Palgrave Handbook Of Altruism, Morality, And Social Solidarity Reawakens The Study Of Concepts Which Were Of Central Concern In The Early Years Of Sociology, And Establishes Their Interdependence And Modern Significance. Part I: General Perspectives And Future Directions -- 1. Altruism, Morality, And Social Solidarity As A Field Of Study; Vincent Jeffries -- 2. Virtues And Human Personhood In The Social Sciences; Margarita A. Mooney -- Part Ii: The Founders And Intellectual Heritage -- 3. Durkheim's Theory Of Social Solidarity And Social Rules; Alexander Gofman -- 4. Beyond The Altruism-egoism Dichotomy: A New Typology To Capture Morality As A Complex Phenomenon; Raquel Weiss And Paulo Peres -- 5. The Explanatory Power Of Ethics : The Sociology Of Jane Addams; Patricia Lengermann And Gillian Niebrugge -- 6. Pitirim Sorokin's Heritage: From Core Ideas To Syntheses Of Theory And Of Practice; Pavel Krotov -- 7. Modern Roots Of The Sociology Of Love: Tolstoy, Addams, Gandhi And Sorokin; Lawrence T. Nichols -- Part Iii: Core Ideas: Elaborations And Implications -- 8. Five Sources Of Altruism And Case Studies: Springs Of Morality And Solidarity; Stephen Post --^ 9. The Social Psychology Of Morality: An Overview Of Important Moving Parts; Steven Hitlin -- 10. On Social Solidarity; Christian Smith And Katherine Sorrell -- 11. Solidarity, Yesterday And Today; Edward A. Tiryakian And Jonathan H. Morgan -- Part Iv: Altruism, Morality, And Social Solidarity: Interrelationships And Applications -- 12. The Evolution Of Affect, Sociality, Altruism, And Conscience In Humans; Jonathan H. Turner -- 13. Morality As A Cultural System: On Solidarity Civil And Uncivil; Jeffrey C. Alexander -- 14. The Essential Interconnections Among Altruism, Morality, And Social Solidarity: The Case Of Religious Benevolence; Matthew T. Lee -- 15. Linking Morality, Altruism, And Social Solidarity Using Identity Theory; Jan E. Stets And Kevin Mccaffree -- 16. Making Morals: Standard Setting In Organizations; Sorcha A. Brophy -- 17. Self, Identity, And Politics In The Study Of Altruism, Morality, And Social Solidarity; Peter Callero --^ 18. Beyond Altruism: Philanthropy As Moral Biography And Citizenship Of Care; Paul G. Schervish. [edited] By Vincent Jeffries. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 List of Figures and Tables 10 Preface 12 Acknowledgments 16 Part 1 General Perspectives and Future Directions 17 1 Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity as a Field of Study 18 2 Virtues and Human Personhood in the Social Sciences 36 Part 2 The Founders and Intellectual Heritage 57 3 Durkheim’s Theory of Social Solidarity and Social Rules 58 4 Beyond the Altruism-Egoism Dichotomy: A New Typology to Capture Morality as a Complex Phenomenon 83 5 The Explanatory Power of Ethics: The Sociology of Jane Addams 110 6 Pitirim Sorokin’s Heritage: From Core Ideas to Syntheses of Theory and of Practice 134 7 Modern Roots of the Sociology of Love: Tolstoy, Addams, Gandhi, and Sorokin 159 Part 3 Core Ideas: Elaborations and Implications 186 8 Six Sources of Altruism: Springs of Morality and Solidarity 187 9 Social Psychological Ingredients for a Sociology of Morality 202 10 On Social Solidarity 225 11 Solidarity, Yesterday and Today 254 Part 4 Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity: Interrelationships and Applications 277 12 The Evolution of Affect, Sociality, Altruism, and Conscience in Humans 278 13 Morality as a Cultural System: On Solidarity Civil and Uncivil 305 14 The Essential Interconnections among Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity: The Case of Religious Altruism 313 15 Linking Morality, Altruism, and Social Solidarity Using Identity Theory 334 16 Making Morals: Standard-Setting in Organizations 353 17 Self, Identity, and Politics in the Study of Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity: The Promise of Deliberative Democracy 367 18 Beyond Altruism: Philanthropy as Moral Biography and Moral Citizenship of Care 388 Notes on Contributors 405 Name Index 412 Subject Index 423 Front Matter....Pages i-xv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity as a Field of Study....Pages 3-20 Virtues and Human Personhood in the Social Sciences....Pages 21-41 Front Matter....Pages 43-43 Durkheim’s Theory of Social Solidarity and Social Rules....Pages 45-69 Beyond the Altruism-Egoism Dichotomy: A New Typology to Capture Morality as a Complex Phenomenon....Pages 71-97 The Explanatory Power of Ethics: The Sociology of Jane Addams....Pages 99-122 Pitirim Sorokin’s Heritage: From Core Ideas to Syntheses of Theory and of Practice....Pages 123-147 Modern Roots of the Sociology of Love: Tolstoy, Addams, Gandhi, and Sorokin....Pages 149-175 Front Matter....Pages 177-177 Six Sources of Altruism: Springs of Morality and Solidarity....Pages 179-193 Social Psychological Ingredients for a Sociology of Morality....Pages 195-217 On Social Solidarity....Pages 219-247 Solidarity, Yesterday and Today....Pages 249-271 Front Matter....Pages 273-273 The Evolution of Affect, Sociality, Altruism, and Conscience in Humans....Pages 275-301 Morality as a Cultural System: On Solidarity Civil and Uncivil....Pages 303-310 The Essential Interconnections among Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity: The Case of Religious Altruism....Pages 311-331 Linking Morality, Altruism, and Social Solidarity Using Identity Theory....Pages 333-351 Making Morals: Standard-Setting in Organizations....Pages 353-366 Self, Identity, and Politics in the Study of Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity: The Promise of Deliberative Democracy....Pages 367-387 Beyond Altruism: Philanthropy as Moral Biography and Moral Citizenship of Care....Pages 389-405 Back Matter....Pages 407-434