ISBN:
9780300188288
,
9780300116335
,
0300116330
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 323 S.
,
Ill.
,
24 cm
Edition:
1. publ.
DDC:
302/.14
Keywords:
Cooperation
;
Cooperativeness
;
Social acceptance
;
Social adjustment
;
Cooperativeness Psychological aspects
;
Cooperativeness Social aspects
;
Cooperativeness Moral and ethical aspects
;
Gesellschaft
;
Zivilgesellschaft
;
Unterschied
;
Differenz
;
Gesellschaftsordnung
;
Sozialpolitik
;
Meinung
;
Politische Einstellung
;
Öffentliche Meinung
;
Politischer Wandel
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Soziales Netzwerk
;
Kooperation
Abstract:
Introduction: The cooperative frame of mind -- Pt. 1: Cooperation shaped. "The social question" : reformers in Paris explore a puzzle ; The fragile balance : competition and cooperation in nature and culture ; The "great unsettling" : how the Reformation transformed cooperation -- Pt. 2: Cooperation weakened. Inequality : imposed and absorbed in childhood ; The social triangle : how social relations become embittered at work ; The uncooperative self : the psychology of withdrawal -- Pt. 3: Cooperation strengthened. The workshop : making and repairing ; Everyday diplomacy : Reformation conversations put to practical use ; The community : practising commitment ; Coda: Montaigne's cat
Abstract:
Discusses why people tend to avoid social engagement with those unlike themselves, why increased cooperation is necessary to make society prosper, and the skills necessary for strengthening cooperation
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: The cooperative frame of mindPt. 1: Cooperation shaped. "The social question" : reformers in Paris explore a puzzle ; The fragile balance : competition and cooperation in nature and culture ; The "great unsettling" : how the Reformation transformed cooperation -- Pt. 2: Cooperation weakened. Inequality : imposed and absorbed in childhood ; The social triangle : how social relations become embittered at work ; The uncooperative self : the psychology of withdrawal -- Pt. 3: Cooperation strengthened. The workshop : making and repairing ; Everyday diplomacy : Reformation conversations put to practical use ; The community : practising commitment ; Coda: Montaigne's cat.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-302) and index
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