Morality and the Regulation of Social Behavior ─ Groups As Moral Anchors

Morality is one of the most popular areas of research in contemporary social psychology, driven in part by recent political-economic crises and the behavioral patterns they exposed. In the past, work on morality tended to highlight the individual but more recently the focus has been on the group context of moral behavior. Naomi Ellemers has been at the forefront of this new wave of research and in this unique book, she draws together her own findings with a broad range of complementary perspectives to provide an essential integrative summary of the social functions of moral phenomena. It will be important reading for academics, researchers and upper-level students in social psychology, and for anyone in related disciplines interested in morality and social behavior.