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Does Character Matter?
Essays on Opportunity and the American Dream
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2015
Summary
Richard Reeves introduces this collection of short essays with a challenge: I defy you to find a richer set of writings on the philosophical, empirical, and practical issues raised by a focus on character, and in particular its relationship to questions of opportunity.” The evidence? The works of sixteen thoughtful skeptics of and enthusiasts for the public endeavor of character cultivation. The authors in this collection provide differing political perspectives to give at least equal weight to the moral dimensions of character as well as strong demands to honor individual free will and individual development. This collection includes essays that draw attention to the gendered nature of character formation; stress the importance of culture and social norms; and explain the impact of chronic stress in the early years. Still others argue that the construction of a policy agenda for the cultivation of character poses a stark challenge to the partisan culture of contemporary politics, but may also alleviate it by reinvigoratingcommunity life. As Reeves writes, don’t take his word for it. Read the essays and see for yourself.
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Copyright year
2015
ISBN-Print
978-0-8157-2748-4
ISBN-Online
978-0-8157-2747-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
67
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Table of Contents No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 1
Skills and Scaffolding No access Pages 2 - 5
Character Is Experience No access Pages 6 - 9
Free Will Is the Missing Link between Character and Opportunity No access Pages 10 - 14
Conscientiousness: A Primer No access Pages 15 - 19
Chronic Adversity Shapes Character No access Pages 20 - 23
Responsible Parenting: A Test of Character No access Pages 24 - 27
Gendered Character No access Pages 28 - 31
Women, Character, and Competition No access Pages 32 - 35
Cultures Build Character No access Pages 36 - 39
Grit and Community No access Pages 40 - 42
Schools of Character No access Pages 43 - 47
Morality before Performance No access Pages 48 - 51
Authority and Morality Build Character No access Pages 52 - 55
We Need Empathy, Too No access Pages 56 - 59
Character Education: A Cautionary Note No access Pages 60 - 63
The Thorny Politics of Mobility No access Pages 64 - 67
