Cooperation and Prosocial Behaviour (Paperback)

Robert A. Hinde

ISBN 10: 0521399998 / ISBN 13: 9780521399999

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1991

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Paperback. An increasing number of people accept competitiveness as a basis for living. However, while competitiveness may have its place, cooperation is more important in many contexts, and interpersonal relationships are the most important elements in our lives. This is true not only of individuals, but also of groups and nations. We need to create international relationships based on trust and mutual understanding which permit the world to remain as diverse and colourful a place as it is now. In this book, prominent authors from disciplines as diverse as biology, philosophy and the social sciences have come together to consider the nature of cooperation and prosocial behaviour 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 between trust, cooperation and commitment; and cooperation between groups and nations.Three case studies which illustrate the important issue of international cooperation are also included. The chapters are integrated by a series of useful editorials which emphasise that a full understanding of cooperation and prosocial behaviour requires us to move between different levels of social complexity. This book discusses the nature of cooperation, altruism and prosocial behaviour, and the factors that make their occurrence more likely. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cooperation and Prosocial Behaviour (Paperback)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521399998
• ISBN 13: 9780521399999
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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.

Book Description

Contributions from prominent authors from disciplines as diverse as biology, philosophy, and the social sciences consider the nature of cooperation and prosocial behavior at levels of social complexity ranging from the individual to the international.