John F. Dovidio Jane Allyn Piliavin David A. Schroeder
Written by four leading researchers, this book examines prosocial behavior from a new multilevel perspective. The authors expand the breadth of the field, incorporating analyses of biological and genetic factors that predispose individuals to prosocial b
Written by four leading researchers, this book examines prosocial behavior from a new multilevel perspective. The authors expand the breadth of the fi...
John F. Dovidio Jane Allyn Piliavin David A. Schroeder
Written by four leading researchers, this book examines prosocial behavior from a new multilevel perspective. The authors expand the breadth of the field, incorporating analyses of biological and genetic factors that predispose individuals to prosocial b
Written by four leading researchers, this book examines prosocial behavior from a new multilevel perspective. The authors expand the breadth of the fi...
Efficient resource management and provision of public goods represent social dilemmas for those involved. They must choose between a course of action that would be in their personal best interest (e.g., overharvesting fishing banks to take a bigger profit; withholding one's contributions to National Public Radio) and some alternative course that would be more advantageous for the community as a whole (e.g., limiting one's present catch to ensure future fishing stocks; contributing to NPR, even though contributors and noncontributors alike would be able to enjoy its programming). The...
Efficient resource management and provision of public goods represent social dilemmas for those involved. They must choose between a course of acti...
David A. Schroeder William G. Graziano David A. Schroeder
The Oxford Handbook of Prosocial Behavior provides a comprehensive review of the current literature on when and why people act to benefit others. It provides a comprehensive overview of the field to give both the casual reader and the neophyte to the field some perspective about fundamental questions (what, why, when, and who) relative to prosocial behavior. Taking a multi-level approach, the chapters represent the broad spectrum of this multi-faceted domain. Topics range from micro-level analyses involving evolutionary and comparative psychological factors to macro-level...
The Oxford Handbook of Prosocial Behavior provides a comprehensive review of the current literature on when and why people act to benefit oth...
