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Michael Argyle believes that one of the most important components - our capacity to cooperate - has been overlooked and that the whole notion of cooperation has not been properly understood. Highly critical of earlier approaches he puts forward a new and extended understanding of what cooperation consists of. He offers new solutions to intergroup and other social problems and gives a newlook at language and communicaiton as a cooperative enterprise.
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Michael Argyle (1925-2002) held the position of Reader in Social Psychology at Oxford University and was a Fellow of Woolfson College. He was the author of numerous books and papers in British and American journals, he helped found and, was joint editor of the British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. He also played an important part in the establishment of the Social Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society and served as its Secretary and Chairman.
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Man is often said to be a social animal - but what does that mean? Michael Argyle believed that one of the most important components - our capacity to cooperate - had been overlooked and indeed that the whole notion of cooperation had not been properly understood. Originally published in 1991 the author was critical of earlier approaches, he put forward a new and extended understanding of what cooperation consists of, showing the form it took in different relationships and its origins in evolution and socialisation. He offered new solutions to intergroup and other social problems and took a new look at language and communication as a cooperative enterprise. Michael Argyle (1925-2002) held the position of Reader in Social Psychology at Oxford University and was a Fellow of Woolfson College. He was the author of numerous books and papers in British and American journals, he helped found and, was joint editor of the British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. He also played an important part in the establishment of the Social Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society and served as its Secretary and Chairman. Table of Contents Preface Part 1: The study of cooperation 1 Introduction 2 Experiments on cooperation Part 2: The origins of cooperation 3 The evolution of cooperation 4 Cultural differences in cooperation 5 Communication and cooperation in children Part 3: Cooperation in different relationships Introduction to Part 3 6 Cooperation in working groups 7 Cooperation in the family 8 Friendship Part 4: Personality and social interaction 9 Communication and conversation 10 Individual differences in cooperation 11 Promoting cooperation between members of different groups 12 Conclusions References Name index Subject index 276 pages. Seller Inventory # 000745
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