Identity and morals go hand in hand and tend to influence a person’s conscious decision. Maria Tatar’s article, “An Introduction to Fairy Tales” addresses how morals and personal values shape the decisions made by the public, especially the lives of children. The issue being addressed lies on how children learn through fairytales and develop moral direction because of the “powerful therapeutic value” within the story telling (308). This article compliments Jan Stets article, "Understanding the Moral Person: Identity, Behavior, and Emotion" because of how Stets addresses morals through the lens of an identity theory in sociological social psychology. Stets explains that an identity activated and laced with morals tends to make the moral standards of a person emerge and are then maintained or challenged in different circumstances. She states, “[i]dentity theory helps identify the internal dynamics of individuals as moral persons by apprehending their self-views, behavior, and emotions within and across situations” (Stets). Stets tells the
Identity and morals go hand in hand and tend to influence a person’s conscious decision. Maria Tatar’s article, “An Introduction to Fairy Tales” addresses how morals and personal values shape the decisions made by the public, especially the lives of children. The issue being addressed lies on how children learn through fairytales and develop moral direction because of the “powerful therapeutic value” within the story telling (308). This article compliments Jan Stets article, "Understanding the Moral Person: Identity, Behavior, and Emotion" because of how Stets addresses morals through the lens of an identity theory in sociological social psychology. Stets explains that an identity activated and laced with morals tends to make the moral standards of a person emerge and are then maintained or challenged in different circumstances. She states, “[i]dentity theory helps identify the internal dynamics of individuals as moral persons by apprehending their self-views, behavior, and emotions within and across situations” (Stets). Stets tells the