Moral Talk Across the Lifespan
Creating Good Relationships
- 242 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Moral Talk Across the Lifespan
Creating Good Relationships
About This Book
Grounded in path-breaking research but written in an accessible, engaging style Moral Talk Across the Lifespan explores how our most fundamental moral commitments are shaped by crucial conversations with family members, romantic partners, and friends. Taking a lifespan approach, the authors demonstrate that moral growth is a continual process, one stimulated by transitions (e.g., leaving home for university) and disruptive events (serious illness). With chapters penned by leading relationship scholars, the volume contributes original thinking, data, and innovative theoretical pathways for researchers. For instructors it explores pressing moral questions encountered by students in their own relationships with romantic partners, friends, parents, and other family members. When is revealing a secret the right thing to do? Is revenge ever a worthy response to an insult or sleight? Why are young adults persuaded to accept some of their parents' values but not others? Is there a right (or wrong) way to support a parent facing a terminal illness?
Moral Talk Across the Lifespan offers a stimulating blend of social science research and moral reflection. It is a key text for courses in Relational Communication, Family Communication, Interpersonal Communication, and Communication Ethics.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Series Editorâs Preface: Moral Talk Across the Lifespan: Creating Good Relationships (Thomas J. Socha)
- Preface (Dawn O. Braithwaite)
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: In Search of the Good Relationship (Vincent Waldron & Douglas Kelley)
- Part One: Key Relationships and Life Events
- Part Two: Moral Messages and Conversations
- Epilogue: Good Relationship Talk (Douglas Kelley & Vincent Waldron)
- Contributors
- Index