![]() ![]() ![]() But they must not obtain redress on their own they must appeal for help to powerful others or administrative bodies, to whom they must make the case that they have been victimized. There’s no more dueling.Ĭampbell and Manning describe how this culture of dignity is now giving way to a new culture of victimhood in which people are encouraged to respond to even the slightest unintentional offense, as in an honor culture. They foreswear violence, turn to courts or administrative bodies to respond to major transgressions, and for minor transgressions they either ignore them or attempt to resolve them by social means. The first major transition happened in the 18th and 19th centuries when most Western societies moved away from cultures of honor (where people must earn honor and must therefore avenge insults on their own) to cultures of dignity in which people are assumed to have dignity and don’t need to earn it. In brief: We’re beginning a second transition of moral cultures. I just read the most extraordinary paper by two sociologists - Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning - explaining why concerns about microaggressions have erupted on many American college campuses in just the past few years. Posted by Jonathan Haidt in Civility, Social trends Sep 07 144 Where microaggressions really come from: A sociological account ![]()
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