Chapter 1. Introduction Morality in practice: studies of childhood, parenthood and schooling in everyday life Michael Tholander and Jakob Cromdal Chapter 2. Vicarious accounts: Morality and responsibility in Italian family dinner conversations Laura Sterponi, University of California, Berkeley Chapter 3. Mundane morality and gender in familial neighbour disputes Elizabeth H. Stokoe and Derek Edwards,both at Loughborough University Chapter 4. Family therapy and accountability Karin Aronsson, Stockholm University Chapter 5. "Well, now I'm upset": Moral and social orders in the playground Maryanne Theobald and Susan Danby, both at Queensland University of Technology Chapter 6. From doing it to doing it right - morals of literacy learning in transition into school Fritjof Sahlstrom, Uppsala University Chapter 7.

Promoting or restricting the freedom of speech? A turn-taking analysis of a classroom discussion on capital punishment. Anna Lindstrom, Orebro University, Sweden Chapter 8. Students' teasing as a silencing device Michael Tholander Chapter 9. "You're laughing at him": Bullying as a social practice in middle school Laurie Schick, Oklahoma State University Chapter 10. Schoolyard suspect: Blame management among children and teachers Ann-Carita Evaldsson, Uppsala University Chapter 11. Imagining the moral self Annice I. Barber, University of Notre Dame Chapter 12. Somewhere between evil and normal: Traces of morality in a child protection helpline Jonathan Potter and Alexa Hepburn, Loughborough University Chapter 13.

Kids, counselors and troubles-telling: Morality-in-action in talk on an Australian children's helpline Susan Danby and Michael Emmison, University of Queensland.