What wrongdoers deserve : the moral reasoning behind responses to misconduct
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What wrongdoers deserve : the moral reasoning behind responses to misconduct
（Contributions in psychology, no. 21）
Greenwood Press, 1993
Available at 10 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-164) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This study analyzes the reasoning process through which individuals determine what consequences are appropriate for those who do wrong. The authors presented six cases of wrongdoing to a large number of teenagers and young adults. This sample was asked what consequences would be appropriate for the wrongdoers and why those proposed consequences would be appropriate. On the basis of the data obtained from the participants, the authors constructed a taxonomy to use in categorizing features of moral reasoning. The authors then applied the taxonomy to compare group and individual modes of moral decision making. The study is significant in its reliance on original data and on its analysis of the thought processes involved in moral decision making.
Table of Contents
The Nature of the Study
The Six Cases of Wrongdoing
The People Who Furnished Opinions
A Taxonomy of Rationales to Support Proposed Consequences
Moral Values: Principles and Conditions
Purposes and Causes
Feasibility and Agents
Group and Individual Comparisons
Proposed Consequences
Moral Principles and Conditions Affecting Their Application
Purposes, Causes, Feasibility, and Agent Qualifications
Gender Comparisons
Individual Styles of Moral Reasoning
Postscript
An Overview, Applications, and Research Projects
References
Index
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