Altruism and Prosocial Behavior in Groups

ISBN-13: 9781848555723 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 270 str.

Shane R. Thye;Edward J. Lawler

Opis

Addresses a range of phenomena related to the general question of when people behave in an altruistic fashion. This book contains topics that include how empathy induced altruism can actually be a threat to the some larger collective good, and the role of egoism in the production and maintenance of social order.