Despite often simplistic, black-and-white portrayals of good and evil, children and adolescents face complicated moral issues that can raise more questions than answers. Becoming aware of what constitutes morality is only the first step in determining a course of action, identifying and avoiding problems, and building communities that nurture morality.

Definitions of Moral Functioning.- 1. What Does Moral Functioning Entail?.- 2. The Role of Perceived Responsibility in Nurturing Morality.- 3. Selective Exercise of Moral Agency.- Impediments to Moral Functioning.- 4. Care Gone Awry: The Role of Attachment and Reflective Functioning.- 5. Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination: The Effect of Group-based Expectations on Moral Functioning.- 6. Conflict and Morals.- Institutional Supports for Moral Functioning.- 7. Prosocial and Moral Development in the Family.- 8. Moral Functioning in School.- 9. Religious Participation and the Development of Moral Identity in Adolescence.- 10. Institutional Support for Morality: Community-based and Neighborhood Organizations.- Considering the Common Good.- 11. Wisdom As A Moral Virtue.- 12. Response and Next Steps.- About the Editors.- About the Authors.- University Advisory Committee.- National Advisory Committee.