Character Strengths and Virtues Character Strengths and Virtues

Character Strengths and Virtues

A Handbook and Classification

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Publisher Description

"Character" has become a front-and-center topic in contemporary discourse, but this term does not have a fixed meaning. Character may be simply defined by what someone does not do, but a more active and thorough definition is necessary, one that addresses certain vital questions. Is character a singular characteristic of an individual, or is it composed of different aspects? Does character--however we define it--exist in degrees, or is it simply something one happens to have? How can character be developed? Can it be learned? Relatedly, can it be taught, and who might be the most effective teacher? What roles are played by family, schools, the media, religion, and the larger culture? This groundbreaking handbook of character strengths and virtues is the first progress report from a prestigious group of researchers who have undertaken the systematic classification and measurement of widely valued positive traits. They approach good character in terms of separate strengths-authenticity, persistence, kindness, gratitude, hope, humor, and so on-each of which exists in degrees.

Character Strengths and Virtues classifies twenty-four specific strengths under six broad virtues that consistently emerge across history and culture: wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence. Each strength is thoroughly examined in its own chapter, with special attention to its meaning, explanation, measurement, causes, correlates, consequences, and development across the life span, as well as to strategies for its deliberate cultivation. This book demands the attention of anyone interested in psychology and what it can teach about the good life.

GENRE
Health, Mind & Body
RELEASED
2004
April 8
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
816
Pages
PUBLISHER
Oxford University Press
SELLER
The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford trading as Oxford University Press
SIZE
11.1
MB

Customer Reviews

EricFacilitator ,

Academic and Unsettled

This book has so much good information that might be useful for research purposes or to delve into some good ideas. But, if you are looking for something to help you quickly get into practicing your own character strengths or virtues… this might noT be the book for you.

This one started an exploration between a team of academics. In this work, they have yet to come to certain conclusions that invite simple actions.

There are other books on strengths that can give you more of a jump start or running push into gear.

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