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The study of altruism, morality, and social solidarity is an emerging field of scholarship and research in sociology. This handbook will function as a foundational source for this subject matter and field, and as an impetus to its further development.

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PART I: GENERAL PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS 1. Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity as a Field of Study; Vincent Jeffries 2. Virtues and Human Personhood in the Social Sciences; Margarita A. Mooney PART II: THE FOUNDERS AND INTELLECTUAL HERITAGE 3. Durkheim´s Theory of Social Solidarity and Social Rules; Alexander Gofman 4. Beyond the Altruism-Egoism Dichotomy: A New Typology to Capture Morality as a Complex Phenomenon; Raquel Weiss and Paulo Peres 5. The Explanatory Power of Ethics - The Sociology of Jane Addams; Patricia Lengermann and Gillian Niebrugge 6. Pitirim Sorokin´s Heritage: From Core Ideas to Syntheses of Theory and of Practice; Pavel Krotov 7. Modern Roots of the Sociology of Love: Tolstoy, Addams, Gandhi and Sorokin; Lawrence T. Nichols PART III: CORE IDEAS: ELABORATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS 8. Five Sources of Altruism and Case Studies: Springs of Morality and Solidarity; Stephen Post 9. The Social Psychology of Morality: An Overview of Important Moving Parts; Steven Hitlin 10. On Social Solidarity; Christian Smith and Katherine Sorrell 11. Solidarity, Yesterday and Today; Edward A. Tiryakian and Jonathan H. Morgan PART IV: ALTRUISM, MORALITY, AND SOCIAL SOLIDARITY: INTERRELATIONSHIPS AND APPLICATIONS 12. The Evolution of Affect, Sociality, Altruism, and Conscience in Humans; Jonathan H. Turner 13. Morality as a Cultural System: On Solidarity Civil and Uncivil; Jeffrey C. Alexander 14. The Essential Interconnections Among Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity: The Case of Religious Benevolence; Matthew T. Lee 15. Linking Morality, Altruism, and Social Solidarity Using Identity Theory; Jan E. Stets and Kevin McCaffree 16. Making Morals: Standard Setting in Organizations; Sorcha A. Brophy 17. Self, Identity, and Politics in the Study of Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity; Peter Callero 18. Beyond Altruism: Philanthropy as Moral Biography and Citizenship of Care; Paul G. Schervish

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"Sociology has a moral purpose and one aspect of that purpose is to create a 21st century version of a recently neglected topic, a sociology of the good. This excellent book does exactly that. It focuses on developing valid knowledge of altruism, morality, and social solidarity, including identifying pathological conditions and exploring preferable alternatives, each of which will help in formulating action plans for the common good of society. For today´s sociologists, this inspiring book is a must-read." - Wendell Bell, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, and Fellow, Koerner Center, Yale University, USA

"A provocative foray designed to jumpstart an emerging subfield the authors call Altrusim, Morality, and Solidarity, this colorful work offers fresh views of personhood, identity dynamics, standard setting in organizations, philanthropy, and the evolutionary benefits of altruism. Beyond Durkheim, it also retrieves neglected understandings of Lev Tolstoy, Jane Addams and Pitirim Sorokin." - Donald N. Levine, Peter B. Ritzma Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago

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