The psychology of good and evil why children, adults, and groups help and harm others
This book explores the roots of goodness and evil by gathering together the knowledge gained in a lifelong study of harmful or altruistic behavior. Ervin Staub has studied what leads children and adults to help others in need and how caring, helping, and altruism develop in children; bullying and yo...
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Formato: | Libro |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [etc.] :
Cambridge University Press
2003
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Acceso en línea: | Acceso a las primeras páginas Sumario |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b18825631*spi |
Sumario: | This book explores the roots of goodness and evil by gathering together the knowledge gained in a lifelong study of harmful or altruistic behavior. Ervin Staub has studied what leads children and adults to help others in need and how caring, helping, and altruism develop in children; bullying and youth violence and their prevention; the roots of genocide, mass killing, and other harmful behavior between groups of people; the prevention of violence; healing victimized groups and reconciliation between groups. He presents a broad panorama of the roots of violence and caring and how we create societies and a world that is caring, peaceful, and harmonious |
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Descripción Física: | XVI, 592 p. ; 24 cm |
Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice |
ISBN: | 9780521821285 9780521528801 |