American Values
American Values | Shame Deters Immoral Behavior
In the following viewpoint, James B. Twitchell explains the benefits of shame on society. According to Twitchell, the shaming of immoral or destructive behavior provides a strong incentive for people to avoid such behavior. Twitchell is a professor of English at the University of Florida at Gainesville, and the author of Lead Us Into Temptation and For Shame: The Loss of Common Decency in American Culture, from which this viewpoint has been excerpted.
As you read, consider the following questions:
1. In Twitchell’s view, how should society apply shame to...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: What Values Should America Uphold?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Capitalism Promotes Positive Values
- Capitalism Does Not Promote Positive Values
- Religion Is Essential to a Moral Society
- Religion Is Not Essential to a Moral Society
- Society’s Well-Being Depends upon the Traditional Family
- Society’s Well-Being Does Not Depend upon the Traditional Family
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 2: Is America in Moral Decline?
- Chapter 3: How Do the Media Influence American Values?
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Chapter 4: What Measures Would Improve American Values?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Shame Deters Immoral Behavior
- Shame Is a Form of Censorship
- The Government Should Legislate Morality
- The Government Should Not Legislate Morality
- Public Schools Should Provide Character Education
- Public Schools Should Not Provide Character Education
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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