The social construction of character
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8975946 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Moulin-Stożek (0000-0002-9975-2530, Institute for Culture and Society University of Navarra Pamplona 31009 Spain, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-39 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8308 • E-ISSN: 1468-5914 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jtsb.12188 |
| OpenAlex | W2899910746 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 50 |
There has been increased interest in character strengths or virtues in recent years in social research and in various policy domains. However, while the notion of virtue has gained credibility in the fields of positive psychology and moral philosophy, it has yet to be satisfactorily considered from the perspective of social theory – in spite of the ongoing calls of researchers who have identified the need for further investigation into the role of culture and social context in the development of individuals' characters. In order to consider how good character and excellence in specific virtues are formed and sustained in social context, this article gives a theoretical account of character and virtue using well‐known microsociological concepts. It is argued that whereas virtues are often understood as psychological ‘traits’ or ‘dispositions’, they are also socially practiced and represented. Analyses of their related social processes are therefore appropriate and empirically promising, particularly in institutional settings, and can complement other theoretical and methodological approaches
Character (mathematics · Context (archaeology · Credibility · Epistemology · Excellence · Perspective (graphical · Social character · Social science · Sociology · Virtue · Virtue ethics · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Philosophy · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Educating for character in imperfect societies
Recent attacks on character education in a UK context
Implicações do Methodenstreit para além da economia política
A study of moral reasoning among secondary students in a public co-educational and private girls school in Mexico
Actions, habits and forms of life
Forms of Life and Subjectivity
Aristotelian Character Education
Lack of Character
Changing Norms to Change Behavior
Processes, Relations, and Relational‐Developmental‐Systems
XIV—Moral Philosophy Meets Social Psychology
The Social construction of emotions
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Aristotle on Habituation
The Study of Character Development
Introduction
Multiculturalism
Questions of Cultural Identity
‘Character matters'
Assessing virtue
Ecological Way of Understanding and Explaining Clergy Sexual Misconduct
For Structure
Religious identity choices in English secondary schools
Adolescent moral judgement
Virtue ethics and the social psychology of character
A Missing Piece of the Contemporary Character Education Puzzle
Measurement Matters
Reconstructing the social constructionist view of emotions
Forward to Aristotle
Ten Myths About Character, Virtue and Virtue Education – Plus Three Well-Founded Misgivings
True Grit? Making a Scientific Object and Pedagogical Tool
The Social Construction of What
Understanding social theory
The social construction of reality
After virtue
Grit
Rethinking Methods in Psychology
Positive education
Cognitive Science
Asylums
Moments, Mixed Methods, and Paradigm Dialogs
Performative Agency
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |