Sociology
Moral dialogues and normative change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12006618 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H Silver (0000-0001-5130-4192, George Washington University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-22 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Social Science Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.soscij.2018.02.005 |
| OpenAlex | W2793639143 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Moral dialogues are one mechanism of cultural change, allowing communities to resolve conflicts and revise the fundamental norms and values governing their members’ relationships. This essay illustrates the moral dialogue process with the debates over sexual harassment in the Trump era. Victimized women launched a transnational “megalogue” that pervaded politics, business, entertainment, academia, and other spheres. It transformed norms, institutions, and enforcement of acceptable behavior in employment and in public, resulting in a new shared moral understanding. However, the fact that the President is not punished for immorality demonstrates that normative change ultimately requires the rule of law
Epistemology · Normative · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |