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Informationen zum Autor Stefan Stürmer, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the Fern Universität in Hagen (Germany), and the Chair in Social Psychology. In his research, he investigates inter- and intragroup processes, with a particular emphasis on the role of group processes in social movement participation, cooperation, helping, and altruism. He also serves as a consultant for various city councils and community agencies, concerning measures and policies to foster community action and civic participation.Mark Snyder, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, where he holds the McKnight Presidential Chair in Psychology and is the Director of the Center for the Study of the Individual and Society. His research examines the motivational foundations of individual and collective action. He is recipient of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology's Donald T. Campbell Award and the Kurt Lewin Award of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. He is the author of the book, Public Appearances/Private Realities: The Psychology of Self-Monitoring, and co-editor of Cooperation: The Political Psychology of Effective Human Interaction. Klappentext 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. With an emphasis on helping in the context of social groups and large organizations, this volume presents a new and distinctive perspective that links research on prosocial behavior to interventions designed to foster helping in real-world settings. Zusammenfassung The study of helping is among the key issues of social psychological research. It relates to fundamental questions about human nature (such as, are humans capable of pure altruism or is their motivation to act always egoistic?) and to pressing social problems. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Motivations for Helping In-Group and Out-Group MembersPart II: Consequences of Giving or Receiving Help in the Context of GroupsPart III: Intervention Strategies: Targeting Individuals, Groups, and OrganizationsPart IV: The Broader Picture: Political and Societal ImplicationsBibliographyAuthor IndexSubject Index...
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List of Contributors
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Motivations for Helping In-Group and Out-Group Members
Part II: Consequences of Giving or Receiving Help in the Context of Groups
Part III: Intervention Strategies: Targeting Individuals, Groups, and Organizations
Part IV: The Broader Picture: Political and Societal Implications
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index
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"This book is essential reading for anybody who is interested in prosocial behaviour, or in applying social identity processes to relevant real-world situations." ( Psychologist , January 2010)
