The Psychology of Prosocial Behavior: Group Processes, Intergroup Relations, and Helping

Copyright © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

The Psychology of Prosocial Behavior: Group Processes, Intergroup Relations, and Helping

Editor(s): Stefan Stürmer, Mark Snyder

Published Online: 6 NOV 2009

Print ISBN: 9781405178815

Online ISBN: 9781444307948

DOI: 10.1002/9781444307948

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The Psychology of Prosocial Behavior provides original contributions that examine current perspectives and promising directions for future research on helping behaviors and related core issues.

  • Covers contributions which deal explicitly with interventions designed to foster out-group helping (and to improve its quality) in real world settings
  • Provides the reader with a cohesive look at helping and prosocial behaviors using a combination of theoretical work with research on interventions in applied settings
  • Examines helping from multiple perspectives in order to recognize the diverse influences that promote actions for the benefit of others
  • Contributors to this volume include cutting-edge researchers using both field studies and laboratory experiments

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xi)

  2. Introduction

    1. The Psychological Study of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations in Prosocial Behavior (pages 1–10)

      Stefan Stürmer and Mark Snyder

  3. Part I: Motivations for Helping In-Group and Out-Group Members

    1. Chapter 1

      The Tribal Instinct Hypothesis (pages 11–32)

      Mark van Vugt and Justin H. Park

    2. Chapter 2

      Helping “Us” versus “Them” (pages 33–58)

      Stefan Stürmer and Mark Snyder

    3. Chapter 3

      Stigmas and Prosocial Behavior (pages 59–80)

      John B. Pryor, Glenn D. Reeder, Andrew E. Monroe and Arati Patel

    4. Chapter 4

      The Strategic Side of Out-Group Helping (pages 81–99)

      Esther van Leeuwen and Susanne Täuber

  4. Part II: Consequences of Giving or Receiving Help in the Context of Groups

    1. Chapter 5

      Discrimination Against Out-Group Members in Helping Situations (pages 101–120)

      Donald A. Saucier, Jessica L. McManus and Sara J. Smith

    2. Chapter 6

      Receiving Help (pages 121–138)

      Samer Halabi and Arie Nadler

    3. Chapter 7

      Turning to Others in Times of Change (pages 139–156)

      Jolanda Jetten, S. Alexander Haslam, Aarti Iyer and Catherine Haslam

    4. Chapter 8

      Volunteering Across the Life Span (pages 157–172)

      Jane Allyn Piliavin

  5. Part III: Intervention Strategies: Targeting Individuals, Groups, and Organizations

    1. Chapter 9

      Perspective Taking and Intergroup Helping (pages 173–190)

      Mark H. Davis and Angela T. Maitner

    2. Chapter 10

      Recategorization and Prosocial Behavior (pages 191–207)

      John F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner, Nurit Shnabel, Tamar Saguy and James Johnson

    3. Chapter 11

      Groups, Identities, and Bystander Behavior (pages 209–222)

      Mark Levine and Clare Cassidy

    4. Chapter 12

      Influences of Psychological Sense of Community on Voluntary Helping and Prosocial Action (pages 223–243)

      Allen M. Omoto and Mark Snyder

    5. Chapter 13

      Empowering the Volunteer Organization (pages 245–266)

      Naomi Ellemers and Edwin J. Boezeman

  6. Part IV: The Broader Picture: Political and Societal Implications

    1. Chapter 14

      Interpersonal and Intergroup Helping Relations as Power Relations (pages 267–287)

      Arie Nadler

    2. Chapter 15

      Beyond Help (pages 289–309)

      Stephen Reicher and S. Alexander Haslam

    3. Chapter 16

      Cross-Group Helping (pages 311–335)

      Stephen C. Wright and Norann T. Richard

    4. Chapter 17

      Helping Disadvantaged Out-Groups Challenge Unjust Inequality (pages 337–353)

      Aarti Iyer and Colin Wayne Leach

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      Bibliography (pages 355–415)

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      Author Index (pages 417–433)

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      Subject Index (pages 434–450)

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