Handbook of Ethics and Social Psychology

Edited by Simon M. Laham, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia

• Contents1 Introduction to the Handbook of Ethics and Social Psychology 1Simon M. LahamPART I FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND CONSIDERATIONS2 Moral judgments as conceptual representations 10Justin F. Landy and Benjamin A. Lemli3 The ethics of concept creep 22Nick Haslam4 The function of morality and folk metaethics 33Jennifer Cole Wright5 Well-being and culture 44Jana B. Berkessel and Shigehiro Oishi6 Ethics and wellbeing: when and why is doing right linked to feeling happy? 58Brock Bastian, Kelly Kirkland, Tamanna Taher, and Lucy InglebyPART II INTRAPERSONAL PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES7 Moral traits 72Luke D. Smillie and Joseph E. Cushing8 Self-control and morality 93Wilhelm Hofmann and Kristian Steensen Nielsen9 Moral self-enhancement 105Constantine Sedikides, Chloe Webb, and Nicholas J. Kelley10 Moral-dilemma judgments 118Bertram Gawronski, Nyx L. Ng, and Michael T. Dale11 Blaming badly, blaming well 130Bertram F. Malle12 Self-relevant moral emotions: what are the social consequences acrosstime and beyond the individual? 145Pascale Sophie Russell13 Nostalgia as a moral emotion 158Constantine Sedikides, Tim Wildschut, Paul Conway, and Jannine D. Lasaleta14 On the moral nature of regret 168Marcel Zeelenberg, Christoph Kogler and Seger M. Breugelmans15 When nothing is enough: greed and ethics 178Marcel Zeelenberg, Seger M. Breugelmans, and Christoph Kogler16 Standing up against moral transgressions: an integrative perspective onthe socio-psychological antecedents and barriers to moral courage 189Mengyao Li, Julia Sasse, and Anna BaumertPART III INTERPERSONAL, GROUP, AND CULTURALPHENOMENA AND PROCESSES17 Relational morality in psychology and philosophy: past, present, and future 209Brian D. Earp, Rachel Calcott, Madeline G. Reinecke and Jim A.C. Everett18 Morality in attitudes and persuasion: metacognitive processes ofthought validation 240Pablo Briñol and Richard E. Petty19 The morals of (and in) stories 255Rebecca J. Dunk and Raymond A. Mar20 Motivated empathy and affective polarization: current findings andethical implications 267C. Daryl Cameron and Martina Orlandi21 Preventing and reducing aggressive behavior 286Barbara Krahé22 Advancing the study of moral disengagement: a summary of currentresearch and future directions 298Manuel Rengifo23 The interplay between morality and humanness: related facets ofa shared reality 312Jeroen Vaes and Noemi Orabona24 Intergroup contact research at the intersection of individual experienceand desired social realities 323Stefania Paolini, Sylvie Graf, and Patrick Kotzur25 Positive and negative sides of advantaged group allyship: an overviewof existing theoretical approaches, antecedents, and consequences 334Maja Kutlaca and Helena Radke26 Culture and morality: from existential threat to enriching diversity 345Emma E. Buchtel, Shuang Wang, Yoshihisa Kashima and Emiko S. Kashima27 Institutions: a psychological perspective 361Yoshihisa Kashima, Simon Laham, Frank Dignum, and Simon LindgrenPART IV SPECIAL TOPICS AND APPLICATIONS28 Social psychological contributions to understanding the role of religionin human relationships 385Carissa A. Sharp, Jennifer Brown and Miguel Farias29 A terror management perspective on the evolution and function ofhuman morality 398Jonathan Morgan and Tom Pyszczynski30 (Un)ethical behavior in organizations: the paradox of morality inorganizational choices and workplace behaviors 411Naomi Ellemers and Dick de Gilder31 Psychology and the ethics of climate change 425Susan Clayton and Adam Pearson32 Why we keep eating animals: perspectives from social psychology 439Jared Piazza and Rebecca Gregson

‘This outstanding Handbook presents a compelling collection of succinct, accessible chapters offering readers a fresh and incisive perspective on the ethical dimensions of social psychology. Wide-ranging, insightful, and thought-provoking—it's a must-read for anyone seeking to explore cutting-edge ideas in moral psychology.’