Making Good

Wendy Fischman, Becca Solomon, Deborah Schutte, and Howard Gardner

"Making Good explores the choices confronting young workers who join the ranks of three dynamic professions--journalism, science, and acting--and looks at how the novices navigate moral dilemmas posed by a demanding, frequently lonely, professional life. It offers extensive insights into how young workers view their respective domains, the nature of their ambitions, the sacrifices they are willing to make, and the lines they are prepared to cross.

1. Making the Good Worker Three Dilemmas at the Workplace "Good Work" in a Healthy Society The Path to This Study An Investigation of Good Work A Study of Veterans: Alignment and Misalignment in the Professions Our Conceptual Framework Expectations and Uncertainties 2. From Cocoon to Chaos in Journalism Introducing the Veterans Introducing the Young Journalists Balancing Truths and Consequences: Tensions Faced by High School Journalists Young Professionals on the Move Navigating the Moral Minefield 3. The Long Windup in Genetics Who Are the Veteran Geneticists? Who Are the Young Scientists? Integrity, Competition, and Survival Wrestling with Ethical Dilemmas 4. The Price of Passion in Theater Meet the Theater Veterans Meet the Young Actors Personal and Professional Tradeoffs Traversing Ethical Faultlines 5. What We've Learned Three Trajectories and the Quandary of Moral Freedom Comparing Young Journalists, Scientists, and Actors Differences across Age Groups 6. Epilogue: Encouraging Good Work Six Factors: The Route to Good Work Levers for Good Work: The View from Inside Messages Appendix on Methods Comparisons of Responsibility Comparisons of Values Notes Index