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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808896803321

Titolo

Solidarity : theory and practice / / edited by Arto Laitinen and Anne Birgitta Pessi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-7391-7728-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (376 p.)

Disciplina

302/.14

Soggetti

Solidarity

Social groups - Psychological aspects

Social ethics

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

Preface and acknowledgments -- Solidarity : theory and practice : an introduction / Arto Laitinen & Anne Birgitta Pessi -- Solidarity : unpacking the social brain / Siegwart Lindenberg -- Collective emotions as the "glue" of group solidarity / Mikko Salmela -- Empathy and our relations to others / Kristen Renwick Monroe -- Solidarity, moral recognition, and communality / Simon Derpmann -- From recognition to solidarity : universal respect, mutual support, and social unity / Arto Laitinen -- Solidarity and work : a reassessment / Nicholas H. Smith -- Solidarity in times of crisis : constitutional evolution and Europe / Hauke Brunkhorst -- National social models and helping others in the european union / Juho Saari & Anne Birgitta Pessi -- Solidarity and motivations to help others : the case of Finns / Arto Laitinen & Anne Birgitta Pessi -- Solidarity in a Nordic welfare state : the case of Finland / Heikki Hiilamo -- Distant suffering, volunteering, and solidarity / Bente Nicolaysen -- Index -- About the contributors.

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>In this collection, philosophers, social psychologists, and social scientists approach contemporary social reality from the viewpoint of solidarity. They examine the nature of solidarity and explore its normative and explanatory potential. </span></span>