Sociology: Moral dialogues and normative change

Publication date: March 2018Source: The Social Science Journal, Volume 55, Issue 1Author(s): Hilary SilverAbstractMoral dialogues are one mechanism of cultural change, allowing communities to resolve conflicts and revise the fundamental norms and values governing their members’ relationships. This essay illustrates the moral dialogue process with the debates over sexual harassment in the Trump era. Victimized women launched a transnational “megalogue” that pervaded politics, business, entertainment, academia, and other spheres. It transformed norms, institutions, and enforcement of acceptable behavior in employment and in public, resulting in a new shared moral understanding. However, the fact that the President is not punished for immorality demonstrates that normative change ultimately requires the rule of law.
Source: The Social Science Journal - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research