468 Pages
by
Routledge
468 Pages
by
Routledge
468 Pages
by
Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
Originally published in 1972, this book clarifies ‘ethical’ concepts such as ‘values’, ‘norms’ and ‘precepts’. It begins with a discussion of the conceptual problems faced by any inquiry into moral codes. The author looks in particular at the numerous ways of specifying the ‘moral’ component in human affairs and at the need for a definition appropriate to the requirements of social research. He... Read more
Part 1: Ethics and Sociology 1. The Sociology of Ethics 2. Criteria of Morality 3. Elements of a Moral Code 4. The Concept of Culture Part 2: Review of Research 5. Theory and Practice 6. Review of Research 7. Empirical Studies: 1 Survey Methods 8. Empirical Studies 2: Other Methods Part 3: Ethical Relativism 9. Types of Relativism 10. Relativism and Sociology
Biography
Richard Bambrough






