The psychology of prosocial behavior
The psychology of prosocial behavior group processes, intergroup relations, and helping / [electronic resource] :
edited by Stefan Stürmer and Mark Snyder.
- Malden : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
- 1 electronic resource (x, 450 p.).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction --
Pt. 1. Motivations for Helping In-Group and Out-Group Members --
Pt. 2. Consequences of Giving or Receiving Help in the Context of Groups --
Pt. 3. Intervention Strategies: Targeting Individuals, Groups, and Organizations --
Pt. 4. The Broader Picture: Political and Societal Implications.
The Psychological Study of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations in Prosocial Behavior Past, Present, Future / Ch. 1. The Tribal Instinct Hypothesis Evolution and the Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations / Ch. 2. Helping “Us” versus “Them” Towards a Group-Level Theory of Helping and Altruism Within and Across Group Boundaries / Ch. 3. Stigmas and Prosocial Behavior Are People Reluctant to Help Stigmatized Persons? / Ch. 4. The Strategic Side of Out-Group Helping / Ch. 5. Discrimination Against Out-Group Members in Helping Situations / Ch. 6. Receiving Help Consequences for the Recipient / Ch. 7. Turning to Others in Times of Change Social Identity and Coping with Stress / Ch. 8. Volunteering Across the Life Span Doing Well by Doing Good / Ch. 9. Perspective Taking and Intergroup Helping / Ch. 10. Recategorization and Prosocial Behavior Common In-Group Identity and a Dual Identity / Ch. 11. Groups, Identities, and Bystander Behavior How Group Processes Can Be Used to Promote Helping / Ch. 12. Influences of Psychological Sense of Community on Voluntary Helping and Prosocial Action / Ch. 13. Empowering the Volunteer Organization What Volunteer Organizations Can Do to Recruit, Content, and Retain Volunteers / Ch. 14. Interpersonal and Intergroup Helping Relations as Power Relations Implications for Real-World Helping / Ch. 15. Beyond Help A Social Psychology of Collective Solidarity and Social Cohesion / Ch. 16. Cross-Group Helping Perspectives on Why and Why Not / Ch. 17. Helping Disadvantaged Out-Groups Challenge Unjust Inequality The Role of Group-Based Emotions / Stefan Stürmer and Mark Snyder --
Mark van Vugt and Justin H. Park -- Stefan Stürmer and Mark Snyder -- John B. Pryor, Glenn D. Reeder, Andrew E. Monroe, and Arati Patel -- Esther van Leeuwen and Susanne Täuber -- Donald A. Saucier, Jessica L. McManus, and Sara J. Smith -- Samer Halabi and Arie Nadler -- Jolanda Jetten, S. Alexander Haslam, Aarti Iyer, and Catherine Haslam. Jane Allyn Piliavin -- Mark H. Davis and Angela T. Maitner -- John F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner, Nurit Shnabel, Tamar Saguy, and James Johnson -- Mark Levine and Clare Cassidy -- Allen M. Omoto and Mark Snyder -- Naomi Ellemers and Edwin J. Boezeman -- Arie Nadler -- Stephen Reicher and S. Alexander Haslam -- Stephen C. Wright and Norann T. Richard -- Aarti Iyer and Colin Wayne Leach.
The Psychology of Prosocial Behavior provides original contributions that examine current perspectives and promisingdirections for future research on helping behaviors and relatedcore issues. Covers contributions which deal explicitly with interventionsdesigned to foster out-group helping (and to improve its quality)in real world settings Provides the reader with a cohesive look at helping andprosocial behaviors using a combination of theoretical work withresearch on interventions in applied settings Examines helping from multiple perspectives in order torecognize the diverse influences that promote actions for thebenefit of others Contributors to this volume include cutting-edge researchersusing both field studies and laboratory experiments.
9781444307955 (ebook)
Social groups
Social psychology
Interpersonal relations
Helping behavior
302
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction --
Pt. 1. Motivations for Helping In-Group and Out-Group Members --
Pt. 2. Consequences of Giving or Receiving Help in the Context of Groups --
Pt. 3. Intervention Strategies: Targeting Individuals, Groups, and Organizations --
Pt. 4. The Broader Picture: Political and Societal Implications.
The Psychological Study of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations in Prosocial Behavior Past, Present, Future / Ch. 1. The Tribal Instinct Hypothesis Evolution and the Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations / Ch. 2. Helping “Us” versus “Them” Towards a Group-Level Theory of Helping and Altruism Within and Across Group Boundaries / Ch. 3. Stigmas and Prosocial Behavior Are People Reluctant to Help Stigmatized Persons? / Ch. 4. The Strategic Side of Out-Group Helping / Ch. 5. Discrimination Against Out-Group Members in Helping Situations / Ch. 6. Receiving Help Consequences for the Recipient / Ch. 7. Turning to Others in Times of Change Social Identity and Coping with Stress / Ch. 8. Volunteering Across the Life Span Doing Well by Doing Good / Ch. 9. Perspective Taking and Intergroup Helping / Ch. 10. Recategorization and Prosocial Behavior Common In-Group Identity and a Dual Identity / Ch. 11. Groups, Identities, and Bystander Behavior How Group Processes Can Be Used to Promote Helping / Ch. 12. Influences of Psychological Sense of Community on Voluntary Helping and Prosocial Action / Ch. 13. Empowering the Volunteer Organization What Volunteer Organizations Can Do to Recruit, Content, and Retain Volunteers / Ch. 14. Interpersonal and Intergroup Helping Relations as Power Relations Implications for Real-World Helping / Ch. 15. Beyond Help A Social Psychology of Collective Solidarity and Social Cohesion / Ch. 16. Cross-Group Helping Perspectives on Why and Why Not / Ch. 17. Helping Disadvantaged Out-Groups Challenge Unjust Inequality The Role of Group-Based Emotions / Stefan Stürmer and Mark Snyder --
Mark van Vugt and Justin H. Park -- Stefan Stürmer and Mark Snyder -- John B. Pryor, Glenn D. Reeder, Andrew E. Monroe, and Arati Patel -- Esther van Leeuwen and Susanne Täuber -- Donald A. Saucier, Jessica L. McManus, and Sara J. Smith -- Samer Halabi and Arie Nadler -- Jolanda Jetten, S. Alexander Haslam, Aarti Iyer, and Catherine Haslam. Jane Allyn Piliavin -- Mark H. Davis and Angela T. Maitner -- John F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner, Nurit Shnabel, Tamar Saguy, and James Johnson -- Mark Levine and Clare Cassidy -- Allen M. Omoto and Mark Snyder -- Naomi Ellemers and Edwin J. Boezeman -- Arie Nadler -- Stephen Reicher and S. Alexander Haslam -- Stephen C. Wright and Norann T. Richard -- Aarti Iyer and Colin Wayne Leach.
The Psychology of Prosocial Behavior provides original contributions that examine current perspectives and promisingdirections for future research on helping behaviors and relatedcore issues. Covers contributions which deal explicitly with interventionsdesigned to foster out-group helping (and to improve its quality)in real world settings Provides the reader with a cohesive look at helping andprosocial behaviors using a combination of theoretical work withresearch on interventions in applied settings Examines helping from multiple perspectives in order torecognize the diverse influences that promote actions for thebenefit of others Contributors to this volume include cutting-edge researchersusing both field studies and laboratory experiments.
9781444307955 (ebook)
Social groups
Social psychology
Interpersonal relations
Helping behavior
302