Social Ethics: Sociology and the Future of Society Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, Hill, Michael R., and Deegan, Mary Jo

First serialized in 1914, Social Ethics attempts to convince readers that individualist ethics have failed to make the world a safe place for children, and that we cannot progress to a fully social ethics unless we understand the morality of collective action from a specifically sociological point of view. The social ills she addresses in her attempt to advocate for a reexamination of our ethics include topics still relevant today: militarism, waste, religious intolerance, conspicuous consumption, greed, graft, environmental degradation, preventable diseases, and patriarchal oppression in its numerous manifestations. Hill and Deegan show not only that Gilman's central arguments remain largely valid and cogent today, but also that Gilman is a major and substantive contributor to the shape and importance of sociology in its formative years.

DOI: 10.1336/0275978869 Mouse over the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to learn more about this book or related books published by Greenwood Publishing Group. Visit the Greenwood Publishing Group page for this title: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/C7886.aspx

Social Ethics: Sociology and the Future of Society Hardback, 200 pages, $71.95 Copyright ©2004, Praeger Publishers ISBN: 0-275-97886-9 DOI: 10.1336/0275978869

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