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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450464403321

Autore

Weiner Bernard <1935-, >

Titolo

Social motivation, justice, and the moral emotions : an attributional approach / / Bernard Weiner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2006

ISBN

1-135-60167-4

1-299-62386-7

1-282-37548-2

9786612375484

1-4106-1574-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Disciplina

153.8

Soggetti

Motivation (Psychology) - Social aspects

Social justice

Emotions

Attribution (Social psychology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-212) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Prologue; 1 A Theory of Social Motivation and Justice: Logic and Development; 2 Testing the Theory and Incorporating Cultural and Individual Differences; 3 The Moral Emotions and Creating Positive Moral Impressions; 4 Reward and Punishment; 5 A Visit to the Courtroom Settings: Is the Theory Useful?; Epilogue; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Social Motivation, Justice, and the Moral Emotions proposes an attribution theory of interpersonal or social motivation that distinguishes between the role of thinking and feeling in determining action. The place of this theory within the larger fields of motivation and attributional analyses is explored. It features new thoughts concerning social motivation on such topics as help giving, aggression, achievement evaluation, compliance to commit a transgression, as well as new contributions to the understanding of social justice. Included



also is material on moral emotions, with discussi