The social psychology of prosocial behavior

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dovidio, John F. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers , c2006
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Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • 1. An introduction to prosocial behavior
  • 2. The origins of prosocial behavior: are people selfish or selfless by nature?
  • 3. The context: when will people help?
  • 4. Why do people help?
  • 5. Planned and long-term helping
  • 6. The development of prosocial behavior
  • 7. Being the helper and being helped: causes and consequences
  • 8. Prosocial behavior in collectives: cooperation within and between groups
  • 9. Prosocial behavior: the past, present, and future