Handbook of the Sociology of Morality, Volume 2

Steve Hitlin
is Professor of Sociology & Criminology at the University of Iowa. He is the co-author of
Unequal Foundations
(2018, Oxford), co-author of the forthcoming
The Science of Dignity
(Oxford) and a co-editor of the Handbook of the Sociology of Morality, Vol. 1 (2010). His work has appeared in a variety of journals across social science, including the
American Journal of Sociology, Annual Review of Sociology, Social Psychology Quarterly, Child Development, Social Forces and Social Science Review
. He publishes on morality, values, agency, identity, dignity, and other hard-to-define concepts.

Shai M. Dromi
is Associate Senior Lecturer on Sociology at Harvard University. He is the author of
Above the Fray: The Red Cross and the Making of the Humanitarian NGO Sector
(Univ. of Chicago Press, 2020) and
Moral Minefields: How Sociologists Debate Good Science
(Univ. of Chicago Press, 2023, co-authored with Samuel D. Stabler). Hiswork has appeared in journals such as
Theory & Society, Sociological Theory, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, and Rural Sociology.
He publishes on religion, humanitarian aid, morality, organizations, and social knowledge production.

Aliza Luft
is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is currently completing a book,
Sacred Treason: Race, Religion, and The Holocaust in France
, under contract with Harvard University Press. Other work has appeared in journals such as
Sociological Theory, Sociology Compass, European Journal of Sociology, Qualitative Sociology, and Political Power and Social Theory
. She also regularly contributes to public sociology in venues such as
The Washington Post
;
New Yorker
;
LA Times; NY Times
; and elsewhere. Her research examines the fluctuating relationships between social identity, ideology, and interpersonal, socio-political action in contexts marked by war and violence.