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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 settings* Provides the reader with a cohesive look at helping and prosocial behaviors using a combination of theoretical work with research on interventions in applied settings* Examines helping from multiple perspectives in order to recognize the diverse influences that promote actions for the benefit of others* Contributors to this volume include cutting-edge researchers using both field studies and laboratory experiments
List of contents
List of ContributorsIntroduction: The Psychological Study of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations in Prosocial BehaviorPart 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 ImplicationsReferencesList of TablesList of FiguresAuthor IndexSubject Index
About the author
Stefan Stürmer lehrt Sozialpsychologie an der Fernuniversität Hagen
Mark Snyder, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, where he holds the McKnight Presidential Chair in Psychology and is the founding Director of the Center for the Study of the Individual and Society. He received his B.A. from McGill University in 1968 and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1972. His research interests include theoretical and empirical issues associated with the motivational foundations of individual and collective behavior, and the applications of basic theory and research in personality and social psychology to addressing practical problems confronting society. He has served as President of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, on the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Society, and the Council of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. He is a recipient of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology's Donald T. Campbell Award for Distinguished Contributions in Social Psychology.
Summary
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.
Report
"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)
