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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451050903321

Autore

Bierhoff Hans Werner <1948-, >

Titolo

Prosocial behaviour / / Hans-Werner Bierhoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Psychology Press, , 2002

ISBN

1-135-47112-6

1-280-15434-9

0-203-98942-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (398 p.)

Collana

Social psychology

Disciplina

158.3

Soggetti

Helping behavior

Altruism

Interpersonal relations

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series preface; Preface; Introduction; Prosocial behaviour and social life I; Learning and development II; Processes of prosocial behaviour III; Theories of prosocial behaviour IV; Applications V; Postscript; References; Author index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

How can social bonds in society be strengthened? How do we learn and develop prosocial behaviour?This comprehensive textbook provides up-to-date coverage of the social phenomenon of prosocial behaviour, incorporating all the major developments in the fields of developmental and social psychology. The first section identifies different forms of prosocial behaviour, including estimates of prevalence in everyday situations and the controversy between biological and cultural perspectives as explanatory models of prosocial behaviour. The second and third sections focus on learning and dev