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The Good and The Evil in The Mind of Czech Adolescents

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This project doesn't include Faculty of Education. It includes Faculty of Arts. Official project website can be found on muni.cz.
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Project Identification
GA406/98/0892
Project Period
1/1998 - 1/2000
Investor / Pogramme / Project type
Czech Science Foundation
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MU Faculty or unit
Faculty of Arts

The subject of proposed research is the mental representation of morality, used by subjects to act and to reflect its behaviour. This proposed project is focused on two problem areas - the first is directed to cognitive psychology, the second is attached to social-psychological applications. The first problem area will focus upon the analysis of how the socially shared moral norms are internalized. Also, we intend to seek for their functions as they rule behaviour and how they relate to emotions and the structure of the Self. The second problem area is focused upon group characteristics - social representation of concepts, relevant to moral judgements - namely concepts of ' good ' and ' evil '. Research will use a sample of adolescents. During their ag e the personal identity is formed, and moral aspects are an important part of it. The aim of the research is to contribute to theoretical knowledge as well as to achieve practical results, which would help to understand better how the young generation re

Publications

Total number of publications: 10

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