Elliot Turiel, Professor
Research Biography
Elliot Turiel teaches courses on human development and its relation to education. He currently holds the title of Chancellor's Professor and is pursuing research in the development of social judgments and action, the development of moral reasoning, children's conceptions of authority and rules in school settings, as well as culture and social development. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow and a National Institute of Mental Health Fellow.
Publications:
Perkins, S., & Turiel, E. (2007). To Lie or Not to Lie: To Whom and under What Circumstances. Child Development, 78(2), 609-621.
Turiel, E. (2007). Commentary: The Problems of Prejudice, Discrimination, and Exclusion. International journal of behavioral development, 31(5), 419.
Milnitsky-Sapiro, C., Turiel, E., & Nucci, L. (2006). Brazilian adolescents' conceptions of autonomy and parental authority. Cognitive development, 21(3), 317.
Turiel, E. (2005). The Many Faces of Parenting. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 108, 79-88.
Turiel, E. (2004). Historical Lessons: The Value of Pluralism in Psychological Research. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly Journal of Developmental Psychology, 50(4), 535-545.
Turiel, E., & Perkins, S.E. (2004). Flexibilities of mind: Culture and conflict. Human Development, 47, 158-178.
Turiel, E., & Miller, J.G. (2004).The Culture of Morality: Social Development, Context, and Conflict. Contemporary Psychology, 49(3), 293.
Turiel, E. (2004). Commentary: Beyond Individualism and Collectivism-A Problem, or Progress? New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 104, 91-100.
Turiel, E. (2003). Resistance and subversion in everyday life. Journal of Moral Education, 32, 115-130.
Turiel, E. (2003). Morals, motives, and actions. British Journal of Educational Psychology Monograph Series II: Psychological Aspects of Education-Current Trends, Number 2. L. Smith, C. Rogers, & P. Tomlinson (Eds.), Development and Motivation: Joint perspectives, pp. 29-40.
Turiel, E. (2003). Striving for justice, equality, and decent lives. Essay Review of Martha C. Nussbaum, Women and Human Development, Human Development, 46, 363-368.
Smetana, J.G., & Turiel, E. (2003). Moral development during adolescence. In G.R. Adams & M. Berzonsky (Eds.), The Blackwell handbook of adolescence (pp. 247-268). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
Helwig, C.C., & Turiel, E. (2002). Civil liberties, autonomy, and democracy: Children's perspectives. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 25, 253-270.
Turiel, E. (2002). The psychology of moral reasoning. In N.J. Smelser & P.B. Baltes (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Behavioral Sciences. Elsevier Science.
Turiel, E. (2002). The Culture of Morality: Social Development, Context, and Conflict. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
Langer, J. & Turiel, E. (Eds.)(2002). Constructivism today [Special issue]. Cognitive Development, 17(3-4).
Helwig, C.C., & Turiel, E. (2002). Children's social and moral reasoning. In C. Hart & P. Smith (Eds.), Handbook of childhood social development (pp. 475-490). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
Neff, K., Turiel, E., & Anshel, D. (2002). Reasoning About Interpersonal Responsibility When Making Judgments About Scenarios Depicting Close Personal Relationships. Psychological reports, 90(3), 723.
Nucci, L., Saxe, G.B., Turiel, E., & Chaiklin, S. (2002). Culture, Thought, and Development. Contemporary Psychology, 47(6), 723.
Turiel, E., Mey, G., & Lindner, B. (2001). Development and Cultural Change: Reciprocal Processes. Contemporary Psychology, 46(2), 127.
Helwig, C.C., & Turiel, E. (2001). Commentary: Children's rights and the conflict between autonomy and social hierarchy. In International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development. Number 2, Serial No. 38, pp. 18-20.
Nucci, L., Saxe, G.B., & Turiel, E. (2000). Culture, Thought, and Development. Mahwah, M.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Turiel, E., & Wainryb, C. (2000). Social Life in Cultures: Judgments, Conflict, and Subversion. Child Development, 71(1), 250-56.
Turiel, E. (1999). Conflict, Social Development, and Cultural Change. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 88, 77-92.
Turiel, E. (1999). Development and Cultural Change: Reciprocal Processes. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Turiel, E. (1998). Cultural Practices, Oppression, and Morality. Human Development, 41(3), 166-71.
Turiel, E. (1998). Notes from the Underground: Culture, Conflict, and Subversion. Piaget, Evolution, and Development.
Turiel, E., & Wainryb, C. (1998). Concepts of freedoms and rights in a traditional, hierarchically organized society. The British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 16(3), 375.
Turiel, E., & Smetana, J. (1998). Limiting the Limits on Domains: A Commentary on Fowler and Heteronomy. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 44(3), 293-312.
Kahn, P., & Turiel, E. (1998). Children's Conceptions of Trust. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 34(4), 403-19.
Killen, M., & Turiel, E. (1998). Adolescents' and Young Adults' Evaluations of Helping and Sacrificing for Others. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 8(3), 355-75.
Turiel, E. (1997). Beyond Particular and Universal Ways: Context for Morality. New Directions for Child Development, 76, 87-105.
Reed, E., Turiel, E., & Brown, T. (1996). Values and knowledge. Mahway, NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates.
Helwig, C., Turiel, E., & Nucci, L. (1996). The Virtues and Vices of Moral Development Theorists. Developmental Review, 16(1), 69.
Helwig, C., Hildebrandt, C., & Turiel, E. (1995). Children's Judgments about Psychological Harm in Social Context. Child Development, 66(6), 1680.
Turiel, E., & Wainryb, C. (1994). Dominance, Subordination, and Concepts of Personal Entitlement in Cultural Contexts. Child Development.
Nucci, L., & Turiel, E. (1993). God's Word, Religious Rules, and Their Relations to Christian and Jewish Children's Concepts of Morality. Child Development, 64(5), 1475-91.
Turiel, E. (1991). Judging Social Issues: Difficulties, Inconsistencies, and Consistencies. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 56(2), 1-103.
Turiel, E., Hildebrandt, C., & Wainryb, Cecilia. (1991). Judging social issues: difficulties, inconsistencies, and consistencies. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Killen, M., & Turiel, E. (1991). Conflict Resolution in Preschool Social Interactions. Early Education and Development, 2(3), 240-255.
Turiel, E. (1990). Moral Judgment, Action, and Development. New Directions for Child Development, 47, 31-29.
Turiel, E. (1989). Domain-Specific Social Judgments and Domain Ambiguities. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 35(1), 89-114.
Turiel, E. (1988). A Cross-Cultural Comparison about What? A Critique of Nisan's (1987) Study of Morality and Convention. Developmental Psychology, 24(1), 140-143.
Tisak, M., & Turiel, E. (1988). Variation in Seriousness of Transgressions and Children's Moral and Conventional Concepts. Developmental Psychology, 24(3), 352-57.
Kahn, P., & Turiel, E. (1988). Children's Conceptions of Trust in the Context of Social Expectations. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 34(4), 403-19.
Laupa, M., & Turiel, E. (1986). Children's Conceptions of Adult and Peer Authority. Child Development, 57(2), 405-12.
Stoddard, T., & Turiel, E. (1985). Children's Concepts of Cross-Gender Activities. Child Development, 56(5), 1241-52.
Tisak, M, & Turiel, E. (1984). Children's Conceptions of Moral and Prudential Rules. Child Development, 55(3), 1030-39.
Turiel, E. (1983). The development of social knowledge: morality and convention. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Geigel, K., & Turiel, E. (1983). Disruptive School Behavior and Concepts of Social Convention in Early Adolescence. Journal of Educational Psychology, 75(5), 677-85.
Windmiller, M., Lambert, N., & Turiel, E. (1980). Moral development and socialization. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Turiel, E. (1977). Conflict and Transition in Adolescent Moral Development, II: The Resolution of Disequilibrium through Structural Reorganization. Child Development. 48 (2), 634-637
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