The dynamics of ethical co-occurrence in Hmong and American evangelical families: New directions for three ethics research
Author(s):
Hickman, Jacob R.; Fasoli, Allison Dibianca
Editor(s):
Jensen, Lene Arnett
Format:
Book section
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 2015.
Language:
English
Abstract:
If there is one central critique coming from cultural psychology about moral development, it is that the process of moral development-and even the moral domain itself-is not as uniform as traditional psychological theories have put forth. The Three Ethics framework (Autonomy, Community, Divinity) emerged out of just such a critique, providing critical perspectives on cultural variation to the ways that we theorize and imagine moral development. Many of the chapters in this volume build on this framework and this cultural critique of moral development. In this chapter we offer critical nuance to this line of inquiry. We suggest some new directions for Three Ethics research that would move toward analyses of the dynamic relations of the three ethics as they co-occur within individuals' moral discourse. Doing so reveals important culturally specific trends, such as the mutual imbrication and ontogenetic interdependence of Autonomy, Community, and Divinity. These trends represent significant developmental patterns that would otherwise be overlooked and, we argue, would be hard to detect without such an explicit focus on ethical co-occurrence. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: chapter)