ISBN:
9780415838122
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (293 p)
Series Statement:
Psychology Revivals
Parallel Title:
Print version Cooperation (Psychology Revivals) : The basis of sociability
DDC:
302.14
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Is human nature cooperative?Man is often said to be a social animal - but what does that mean? Michael Argyle believed that one of the most important components - our capacity to cooperate - had been overlooked and indeed that the whole notion of cooperation had not been properly understood.In this book, originally published in 1991, the author showed he was critical of earlier approaches, and put forward a new and extended understanding of what cooperation consists of, showing the form it took in different relationships and its origins in evolution and socialisation. He offered new solutions
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Cooperation; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Part one: The study of cooperation; 1 Introduction; 2 Experiments on cooperation; Part two: The origins of cooperation; 3 The evolution of cooperation; 4 Cultural differences in cooperation; 5 Communication and cooperation in children; Part three: Cooperation in different relationships; Introduction to Part three; 6 Cooperation in working groups; 7 Cooperation in the family; 8 Friendship; Part four: Personality and social interaction
Description / Table of Contents:
9 Communication and conversation10 Individual differences in cooperation; 11 Promoting cooperation between members of different groups; 12 Conclusions; References; Name index; Subject index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
