SOME DO CARE

by Colby, Anne; Damon, William

• ISBN13: 9780029063569
• ISBN10: 0029063566
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-06-27
• Publisher: Free Press

Summary

A look at the lives of twenty-three American moral leaders shows how these hometown heroes acquired their moral goals and sustained them in the face of grave risk and sacrifice, working for everything from civil rights to the poor.

Author Biography

William Damon is professor of education and chairman of the Department of Education at Brown University.

Table of Contents

Preface
Mysteries of Moral Commitment	p. 1
Identifying Moral Exemplars and Studying Their Lives	p. 25
Suzie Valadez: "Queen of the Dump"	p. 39
Courage and Certainty Amid Risk	p. 65
Virginia Durr: Champion of Justice	p. 91
Jack Coleman: Seeker of Personal Excellence	p. 135
How Moral Commitment Develops Throughout Life	p. 167
Charleszetta Waddles: Matriarch of Faith	p. 201
Cabell Brand: Entrepreneur in Service to the Poor	p. 229
Positivity and Hopefulness	p. 259
The Uniting of Self and Morality	p. 293
App. A: The Nominating Study	p. 313
App. B: Methodological Concerns	p. 319
App. C: Action, Commitment, and Moral Judgment: The Kohlberg Measure	p. 327
Notes	p. 331
Acknowledgments	p. 343
Index	p. 345
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