Psychology
Different worldviews, different morals: America’s culture war divide?
Document Type
Article
Abstract
In this article, it is argued that moral reasoning is premised upon more comprehensive worldviews, and it is suggested that moral behaviors in part serve to maintain these worldviews. A worldview is defined as providing an account of what it means to be human, the nature of reality, and the reasons and remedies for human suffering. Interviews with adults whose moral evaluations and reasoning place them on opposite sides of the current American culture war are used to illustrate the argument. It is argued that these adults differ in their moralities because of differences in their worldviews. A discussion is provided of how the present approach to moral psychology compares to the cognitive-structuralist approach, and of research directions suggested by the present approach. © 1997 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Publication Title
Human Development
Publication Date
1997
Volume
40
Issue
6
First Page
325
Last Page
344
ISSN
0018-716X
DOI
10.1159/000278737
Keywords
adults, culture, culture war, moral behavior, moral reasoning, worldview
Repository Citation
Jensen, Lene Arnett, "Different worldviews, different morals: America’s culture war divide?" (1997). Psychology. 853.
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