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" The psychology of good and evil : "
Ervin Staub.
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715120
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b537273
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Ervin Staub.
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The psychology of good and evil : : why children, adults, and groups help and harm others\ Ervin Staub.
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003
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(xvi, 592 pages)
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0511061854
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: 0511181043
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: 0511615795
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: 6610430861
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: 9780511061851
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: 9780511181047
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: 9780511615795
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: 9786610430864
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Cover --;Contents --;Preface --;Acknowledgments --;PART I INTRODUCTION AND CORE CONCEPTS --;1 Good and Evil --;WHAT IS GOODNESS, WHAT IS EVIL? --;THE PROGRESSIVE INCREASE IN, OR EVOLUTION OF, GOODNESS AND EVIL, AND THE ROLE OF BYSTANDERS --;THE POWER OF CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WHO WE ARE --;HUMAN NATURE, GOODNESS, AND EVIL --;ARE GOOD AND EVIL CULTURALLY RELATIVE? --;GOOD AND EVIL AS OPPOSITES --;GOOD AND EVIL IN INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS --;SPIRITUALITY, GOODNESS, AND EVIL --;THEMES OF THIS BOOK: ORGANIZATION BY TOPICS --;Notes --;2 Studying the Pivotal Role of Bystanders --;STOPPING POLICE BRUTALITY --;THE PATH TO ATROCITY --;3 Studying and Promoting Altruism and Studying and Working to Prevent Genocide --;INTRODUCTION --;FROM SURVIVAL TO BECOMING A PSYCHOLOGIST --;FROM COMMUNIST HUNGARY TO THE UNITED STATES --;RESEARCH --;THE IMPACT OF THE HOLOCAUST ON ME --;WHERE AM I, AT THIS TIME IN MY LIFE? --;References --;4 Is Evil a Useful Concept for Psychologists and Others? --;References --;5 Basic Human Needs and Their Role in Altruism and Aggression --;BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS --;IDENTIFYING NEEDS: AN ANALYSIS OF GROUP VIOLENCE --;BASIC NEEDS: DEFINITIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS --;FURTHER CONSEQUENCES OF THE FULFILLMENT OF BASIC NEEDS --;References --;PART II THE ROOTS OF HELPING OTHER PEOPLE IN NEED IN CONTRAST TO PASSIVITY --;6 Helping a Distressed Person --;I. INTRODUCTION --;II. SOME RECENT RESEARCH ON HELPING BEHAVIOR --;III. MOTIVES FOR HELPING (AND NOT HELPING) OTHERS --;IV. THE SITUATION AND THE PERSON AS DETERMINANTS OF HELPING BEHAVIOR --;V. THE EFFECTS OF CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STIMULUS FOR HELP AND OF SURROUNDING CONDITIONS ON HELPING BEHAVIOR --;VI. INFLUENCES THAT CONFLICT WITH HELPING: IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT RULES OF APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR --;VII. INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCES ON HELPING: THE EFFECT OF ANOTHER ONLOOKER DEFINING" THE STIMULUS AND THE APPROPRIATE" --;VIII. PERSONALITY, COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT PERMISSIBLE BEHAVIOR, AND HELPING UNDER LIFELIKE'' CONDITIONS --;IX. GENERAL DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS --;References --;7 Spontaneous (or Impulsive) Helping --;References --;8 Social and Prosocial Behavior --;SITUATIONAL AND PERSONAL INFLUENCES --;THE MEANING AND NATURE OF INTERACTION --;A THEORETICAL MODEL FOR PREDICTING PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR --;OTHER PERSONALITY INFLUENCES --;DIMENSIONS OF SITUATIONS RELEVANT TO HELPING --;SUPPORTING RESEARCH --;References --;9 The Power to Help Others --;WHAT VALUES ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE WHO CONSISTENTLY HELP OTHERS? --;DO OTHER-ORIENTED VALUES PRODUCE HELPING? --;WHAT ARE TRULY OTHER-ORIENTED GOALS? --;DO SELF-ORIENTED GOALS AUTOMATICALLY MEAN LESS HELPING? --;HOW HELPING MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD --;HOW HEALTH AND WELL-BEING RELATE TO HELPING --;WHICH IS THE MORE HELPFUL SEX? --;THOSE HELPFUL THIRTYSOMETHINGS --;THE ROOTS OF HELPING: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? --;PART III HOW CHILDREN BECOME CARING AND HELPFUL RATHER THAN HOSTILE AND AGGRESSIVE --;10 The Origins of Caring, Helping, and Nonaggression --;CHILD REARING THAT PROMOTES CARING, HELPING, AND NONAGGRESSION --;THE INFLUENCE OF THE FAMILY AS A SYSTEM --;References --;11 Natural Socialization --;FOCUSING RESPONSIBILITY ON C.
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This book attempts to understand the roots of goodness and evil. It gathers together the knowledge gained in a lifelong study of harmful or altruistic behavior. Professor Staub's work is collected together for the first time in The Psychology of Good and Evil.
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Aggression -- psychology.
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Good and evil -- Psychological aspects.
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Psychology, Social.
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Ervin Staub
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