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How can social bonds in society be strengthened? How do we learn and develop prosocial behaviour? This textbook provides coverage of the social phenomenon of prosocial behaviour, incorporating all the major developments in the fields of developmental and social psychology.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bierhoff, Hans Werner, 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Psychology Press, 2002.
Series:Social psychology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subjects:
Helping behavior.
Altruism.
Interpersonal relations.
Helping Behavior
Altruism
Interpersonal Relations
Comportement d'aide.
Altruisme.
Relations humaines.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychotherapy > Counseling.
Helping behavior
Interpersonal relations
Altruismus
Prosoziales Verhalten
Psychologie
Prosociaal gedrag.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • I. Prosocial behaviour and social life
  • 1. Issues of definition
  • 2. Forms of prosocial behaviour
  • 3. How helpful are human beings?
  • 4. Culture, the individual, and level of helpfulness
  • 5. Human nature vs cultural context
  • 6. Measurement and generality of prosocial behaviour in children
  • II. Learning and development
  • 7. How does prosocial behaviour develop?
  • 8. Learning of prosocial behaviour
  • III. Processes of prosocial behaviour
  • 9. Empathy
  • 10. Guilt
  • 11. Responsibility
  • IV. Theories of prosocial behaviour
  • 12. Arousal: cost-reward model of intervention
  • 13. Altruistic motive system
  • 14. Empathy-related responding and emotional regulation
  • 15. Social inhibition of bystander intervention
  • 16. Altruistic personality
  • 17. Psychology of seeking and receiving help
  • V. Applications
  • 18. Increasing the readiness to give first aid in everyday life
  • 19. Solidarity
  • 20. Voluntary work engagement in organisations
  • 21. Volunteerism.

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