Cooperation and Prosocial Behaviour

by Robert A. Hinde, Jo Groebel, H. R. H. The Princess Royal

Overview

In this book, prominent authors from disciplines as diverse as biology, philosophy, and the social sciences have assembled to consider the nature of cooperation and prosocial behavior at levels of social complexity ranging from the individual to the international. Successive sections cover key topics such as the relations between cooperation in animals and humans, the development of prosocial propensities in humans, aspects of the situation and of personality that increase the probability that individuals will behave prosocially, the relationships among trust, cooperation, and commitment, and cooperation between groups and nations. Three case studies that illustrate the important issue of international cooperation are also included. The chapters are integrated by a series of useful editorials that emphasize that a full understanding of cooperation and prosocial behavior requires us to move among different levels of social complexity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521391108
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/21/1991
Pages:	382
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.87(d)

Table of Contents

List of contributors; Foreword Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal; Introduction R. A. Hinde and J. Groebel; Part I. Cooperation In Animals and Man: Editorial; 1. Help, cooperation and trust in animals A. H. Harcourt; 2. Culture and cooperation R. Boyd and P. J. Richerson; Part II. The Development of Prosocial Propensities: Editorial; 3. The development and socialization of prosocial behaviour P. A. Miller, J. Bernzweig, N. Eisenberg and R. A. Fabies; 4. Cross-cultural differences in assertiveness/competition vs. group loyalty/cooperation H. C. Triandis; 5. The development of prosocial behaviour in large-scale collective societies: China and Japan H. W. Stevenson; 6. The learning of prosocial behaviour in small-scale egalitarian societies: an anthropological view E. Goody; Part III. Situational and Personality Determinants of Prosocial Behaviour: Editorial; 7. Situational and personality determinants of the quantity and quality of helping J. Fultz and R. B. Cialdini; 8. Perceiving the causes of altruism W. C. Swap; 9. Altruism J. Heal; 10. Complications and complexity in the pursuit of justice S. D. Clayton and M. J. Lerner; Part IV. Trust, Commitment and Cooperation: Editorial; 11. The dynamics of interpersonal trust: resolving uncertainty in the face of risk S. D. Boon and J. G. Holmes; 12. Commitment old and new: social pressure and individual choice in making relationships last M. Lund; 13. Cooperation in a microcosm: lessons from laboratory games D. A. Good; 14. Determinants of instrumental intra-group cooperation J. M. Rabbie; Part V. Cooperation Between Groups: Editorial; 15. Changing assumptions about conflict and negotiation J. Z. Rubin; 16. Cooperation between groups H. Feger; 17. The role of UNESCO in the development of international cooperation F. Mayor; 18. US-Soviet cooperation against terrorism: common ground I. Beliaev and J. Marks; 19. US policy towards the Soviet Union from Carter to Bush E.-O. Czempiel; Name index; Subject index.

Editorial Reviews

"...highly recommended to anyone generally interested in the vital topic of human prosocial behavior or who is preparing to embark on the study of any of its aspects." Jerome D. Frank, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

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