# Social Morality vs. Individual Morality in Democracy and Social Ethics

> Theme guide for Democracy and Social Ethics by Jane Addams.

The book argues that traditional individual and family-based ethics are insufficient for modern democratic society, which demands a broader social morality that considers the welfare of the entire community.

## Where it surfaces

- [Democracy and Social Ethics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_social_ethics_se/chapters/democracy-and-social-ethics): The chapter examines the conflict between personal ethical standards and the demands of social justice in a democracy.
- [Introduction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_social_ethics_se/chapters/i-introduction): The chapter's central argument: personal and family ethics are insufficient; the age demands a social morality that tests conduct by its impact on the broader community.
- [II: Charitable Effort](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_social_ethics_se/chapters/ii-charitable-effort): The chapter contrasts the charity visitor's individual moral scruples with the broader social ethics needed for genuine democratic reform.
- [Industrial Amelioration](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_social_ethics_se/chapters/v-industrial-amelioration): The chapter contrasts individual virtues like thrift and temperance with the social morality of solidarity and collective action, arguing that the latter is essential for addressing industrial problems.

## Links

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- Themes index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_social_ethics_se/themes