Helping and Being Helped: Naturalistic Studies

Spaceman, S., and Oskamp, S. (ed)

ISBN 10: 080394327X / ISBN 13: 9780803943278

Published by SAGE Publications, Inc, 1992

This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:080394327X. Seller Inventory # 7344586

Synopsis:

Unique in its emphasis on helping `in the real world′, this volume explores the group of behaviours variously labelled as helping, altruistic or prosocial.

Contributors discuss helping behaviour as it naturally occurs in people′s daily lives, rather than that captured in an artificial laboratory. Moreover, while earlier studies generally sought explanations for people not helping, this volume addresses such issues as how offers of assistance affect the help-seeker, what sort of person is likely to help and what are the negative aspects, or costs, of helping relationships.

About the Author: Stuart Oskamp (Ph.D., Stanford University) has focused his research interests in the areas of attitudes and attitude change, applied social psychology, behavioral aspects of energy and resource conservation, and social issues and public policy. His books include Attitudes and Opinions and Applied Social Psychology. He has been elected a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) Council of Representatives and President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) and of the APA Division of Population and Environmental Psychology. He has also served as editor of the Journal of Social Issues and of the Applied Social Psychology Annual. Since 1984 he has organized the Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology and co-edited the resulting annual volume published for many years by Sage Publications and now published by Erlbaum.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Helping and Being Helped: Naturalistic ...
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good