Socialization, Moral Judgment, and Action: A Sociological Dual-Process Model of Outcomes

By Luis Antonio Vila-Henninger

How does culture affect action? This question has long been framed in terms of a means vs ends debate--in other words, do cultural ends or cultural means play a primary causal role in human behavior? However, the role of socialization has been largely overlooked in this debate. In this book, Vila-Henninger develops a model of how culture affects action called "The Sociological Dual-Process Model of Outcomes" that incorporates socialization.

This book contributes to the debate by first providing a critical overview of the literature that explains the limitations of the sociological dual-process model and subsequent scholarship--and especially work in sociology on "schemas". It then develops a sociological dual-process model of moral judgment that formally explains Type I processes, Type II processes, and the interaction between Type I and Type II processes. The book also expands sociological dual-process models to include a temporal dimension--the "Sociological Dual-Process Model of Outcomes". Finally, the book integrates a theory of socialization into the sociological dual-process model and creates empirical indicators that confirm Vila-Henninger's theorization and contribute to the literature on measures of dual-process models.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030882772
• ISBN13: 9783030882778
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"