Altruism and Prosocial Behavior in Groups

by Shane R. Thye

In this volume scholars from a variety of disciplines address a range of phenomena related to the general question of when people behave in an altruistic fashion. The specific topics addressed in this volume include how empathy induced altruism can actually be a threat to the some larger collective good, the role of egoism in the production and maintenance of social order, the basis of cooperation in social dilemmas, an evolutionary account of sex...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848555725
• ISBN13: 9781848555723
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"