ISBN:
9781405178808
,
9781405178815
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (x, 450 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version The Psychology of Prosocial Behavior : Group Processes, Intergroup Relations, and Helping
DDC:
155.2/32
Keywords:
Social psychology
;
Helping behavior
;
Interpersonal relations
;
Social groups
;
Sozialpsychologie
;
Prosoziales Verhalten
Abstract:
The Psychology of Prosocial Behavior provides original contributions that examine current perspectives and promising directions for future research on helping behaviors and related core issues.Covers contributions which deal explicitly with interventions designed to foster out-group helping (and to improve its quality) in real world settingsProvides the reader with a cohesive look at helping and prosocial behaviors using a combination of theoretical work with research on interventions in applied settingsExamines helping from multiple perspectives in order to recognize the diverse influences th
Description / Table of Contents:
The Psychology of Prosocial Behavior; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Psychological Study of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations in Prosocial Behavior Past, Present, Future Stefan Stürmer and Mark Snyder; Part I Motivations for Helping In-Group and Out-Group Members; 1 The Tribal Instinct Hypothesis Evolution and the Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations Mark van Vugt and Justin H. Park; 2 Helping "Us" versus "Them" Towards a Group-Level Theory of Helping and Altruism Within and Across Group Boundaries Stefan Stürmer and Mark Snyder
Description / Table of Contents:
3 Stigmas and Prosocial Behavior Are People Reluctant to Help Stigmatized Persons? John B. Pryor, Glenn D. Reeder, Andrew E. Monroe, and Arati Patel4 The Strategic Side of Out-Group Helping Esther van Leeuwen and Susanne Täuber; Part II Consequences of Giving or Receiving Help in the Context of Groups; 5 Discrimination Against Out-Group Members in Helping Situations Donald A. Saucier, Jessica L. McManus, and Sara J. Smith; 6 Receiving Help Consequences for the Recipient Samer Halabi and Arie Nadler
Description / Table of Contents:
7 Turning to Others in Times of Change Social Identity and Coping with Stress Jolanda Jetten, S. Alexander Haslam, Aarti Iyer, and Catherine Haslam8 Volunteering Across the Life Span Doing Well by Doing Good Jane Allyn Piliavin; Part III Intervention Strategies: Targeting Individuals, Groups, and Organizations; 9 Perspective Taking and Intergroup Helping Mark H. Davis and Angela T. Maitner; 10 Recategorization and Prosocial Behavior Common In-Group Identity and a Dual Identity John F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner, Nurit Shnabel, Tamar Saguy, and James Johnson
Description / Table of Contents:
11 Groups, Identities, and Bystander Behavior How Group Processes Can Be Used to Promote Helping Mark Levine and Clare Cassidy †12 Influences of Psychological Sense of Community on Voluntary Helping and Prosocial Action Allen M. Omoto and Mark Snyder; 13 Empowering the Volunteer Organization What Volunteer Organizations Can Do to Recruit, Content, and Retain Volunteers Naomi Ellemers and Edwin J. Boezeman; Part IV The Broader Picture: Political and Societal Implications; 14 Interpersonal and Intergroup Helping Relations as Power Relations Implications for Real-World Helping Arie Nadler
Description / Table of Contents:
15 Beyond Help A Social Psychology of Collective Solidarity and Social Cohesion Stephen Reicher and S. Alexander Haslam16 Cross-Group Helping Perspectives on Why and Why Not Stephen C. Wright and Norann T. Richard; 17 Helping Disadvantaged Out-Groups Challenge Unjust Inequality The Role of Group-Based Emotions Aarti Iyer and Colin Wayne Leach; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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