Social Development, Social Inequalities, and Social Justice

by Cecilia Wainryb (Editor), Judith G. Smetana (Editor), Elliot Turiel (Editor)

Overview

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 inequ

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136679988
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/01/2007
Series:	Jean Piaget Symposia Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	437 KB

About the Author

Cecilia Wainryb, Judith G. Smetana, Elliot Turiel

Table of Contents

E.Turie, The Trouble With the Ways Morality is Used and How They Impede Social Equality and Social Justice. C.C. Helwig, The Moral Judgment of the Child Reevaluated: Heteronomy, Early Morality, and Reasoning about Social Justice and Inequalities. E.Zigler,S. J. Styfco, America's Head Start Program: An Effort for Social Justice. J. Gills, K.Schmukler, M. Azmitia,F. Crosby, Affirmative Action and Ethnic Minority University Students: Enlarging Pipelines to Support Services. E. Goodman, N.E. Adler, The Biology of Social Justice: Linking Social Inequalities and Health in Adolescence. S. Horn, Leaving LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Students Behind: Schools, Sexuality, and Rights. C. Good ,J. Aronson, The Development of Stereotype Threat: Consequences for Educational and Social Equality. U.Wikan, Honor, Truth, and Justice. M. Nussbaum, In Defense of Universal Values.

Editorial Reviews

"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

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