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0000-0003-1970-9143
Current Organisations
London School of Economics and Political Science Department of Sociology
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University of Tasmania
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Publisher: Wiley
Date: 27-05-2016
Abstract: A new sociological agenda is emerging that interrogates how morality can be established in the absence of the moral certainties of the past but there is a shortage of empirical work on this topic. This article establishes a theoretical framework for the empirical analysis of everyday morality drawing on the work of theorists including Ahmed, Bauman and Taylor. It uses the Australian Survey of Social Attitudes to assess the state and shape of contemporary moralities by asking how kind are Australians, how is its expression socially distributed, and what are the motivations for kindness. The findings demonstrate that Australians exhibit a strong attachment and commitment to kindness as a moral value that is primarily motivated by interiorized sources of moral authority. We argue these findings support the work of theorists such as Ahmed and Taylor who argue authenticity and embodied emotion are legitimate sources of morality in today's secular societies. The research also provides new evidence that generational changes are shaping understandings and practices of kindness in unexpected ways.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 14-06-2022
Publisher: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)
Date: 28-04-2017
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Date: 2014
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 05-08-2020
Publisher: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)
Date: 21-12-2016
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Date: 10-2013
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Start Date: 2013
End Date: 2016
Funder: Australian Research Council
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