The Self, Relational Sociology, and Morality in Practice

Winner of the 2020 British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Prize

Providing a theory of moral practice for a contemporary sociological audience, Owen Abbott shows that morality is a relational practice achieved by people in their everyday lives. He moves beyond old dualismssociety versus the individual, social structure versus agency, body versus mindto offer a sociologically rigorous and coherent theory of the relational constitution of the self and moral practice, which is both shared and yet enacted from an individualized perspective. In so doing, The Self, Relational Sociology, and Morality in Practice not only offers an urgently needed account of moral practice and its integral role in the emergence of the self, but also examines morality itself within and through social relations and practices. Abbott's conclusions will be of interest to social scientists and philosophers of morality, those working with pragmatic and interactionist approaches, and those involved with relational sociology and social theory.

Provides the first in-depth account of morality as a relational practice Of interest to both relational sociologists and those studying the sociology of morality from the disciplines of philosophy, anthropology, and social-psychology Overcomes old dualisms to provide a comprehensive and cohesive theory of the self, social relations, and moral practice Winner of the 2020 British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Prize

Autorentext

Owen Abbott is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK. He is also a member of the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives. **

Klappentext

Winner of the 2020 British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Prize Providing a theory of moral practice for a contemporary sociological audience, Owen Abbott shows that morality is a relational practice achieved by people in their everyday lives. He moves beyond old dualisms society versus the individual, social structure versus agency, body versus mind to offer a sociologically rigorous and coherent theory of the relational constitution of the self and moral practice, which is both shared and yet enacted from an individualized perspective. In so doing, The Self, Relational Sociology, and Morality in Practice not only offers an urgently needed account of moral practice and its integral role in the emergence of the self, but also examines morality itself within and through social relations and practices. Abbott s conclusions will be of interest to social scientists and philosophers of morality, those working with pragmatic and interactionist approaches, and those involved with relational sociology and social theory.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: A Relational Sociology of Morality in Practice.- 2. An Overview of Relational Sociology.- 3. From Rationalism to Practices, Dispositions and Situated Subjectivities.- 4. From Holism and Individualism to a Relational Perspective on the Sociology of Morality.- 5. The New Sociology of Morality and Morality in Practice.- 6. The Self and a Relational Explanation of Morality in Practice.- 7. Conclusion - A Relational View of Moral Phenomena.-