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1 online resource (xi, 223 pages). |
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Advances in group processes,
0882-6145 ;
v. 26
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Advances in group processes ; v. 26.
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| Note |
Addresses a range of phenomena related to the general question of when people behave in an altruistic fashion. This book contains topics that include how empathy induced altruism can actually be a threat to the some larger collective good, and the role of egoism in the production and maintenance of social order. |
| Contents |
Empathy-induced altruism : a threat to the collective good / C. Daniel Batson, Nadia Y. Ahmad -- Differentiating between grateful and indebted reactions to receiving help / Rebecca Schaumberg, Francis J. Flynn -- A status theory of collective action / Robb Willer -- Prosocial behavior across cultures : the effects of institutional versus generalized trust / Kyle Irwin -- Metanorm expectations : determining what to sanction / Christine Horne, Chien-Fei Chen, Justin Berg, Katie Evermann-Druffel -- The problem of social order : egoism or autonomy? / Arnout van de Rijt, Michael W. Macy -- Common fate, crisis, and cooperation in social dilemmas / Jane Sell, Tony P. Love -- Sex differences in cooperation and prosocial behavior / Brent Simpson, Mark Van Vugt. |
| Summary |
In this volume scholars from a variety of disciplines address a range of phenomena related to the general question of when people behave in an altruistic fashion. The specific topics addressed in this volume include how empathy induced altruism can actually be a threat to the some larger collective good, the role of egoism in the production and maintenance of social order, the basis of cooperation in social dilemmas, an evolutionary account of sex differences in the propensity to cooperate, a theoretical analysis of when individuals experience gratitude versus indebtedness in response to receiving help, a new status-driven theory of large scale collective action, a cross-national analysis of institutional versus generalized trust in societies, and how individuals develop expectations for the sanctioning of particular kinds of behaviors. Overall, the volume includes papers that reflect a wide range of theoretical approaches to altruism and prosocial behavior in groups from sociologists and psychologists who work in the general area of group processes. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Altruism.
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Altruism. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Thye, Shane R.
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Lawler, Edward J.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781848555723 |
| ISBN |
9781848555730 (electronic book) |
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1848555733 (electronic book) |
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9781848555723 |
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1848555725 (Trade Cloth) |
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