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Explore the intricate dynamics of giving and receiving help with 'Social Psychology of Helping Relations.' This groundbreaking book delves into the major aspects of interpersonal and intergroup relations, examining how our willingness to help reflects care for others and our social positioning. With a unique framework that expands beyond traditional interpersonal help-giving, this book reveals the psychological mechanisms that underpin helping behaviors in various contexts including volunteer organizations, educational settings, and familial environments. Discover cutting-edge research that integrates experimental work from social psychology with practical applications. This comprehensive study covers critical themes such as autonomy vs. dependency-oriented assistance and the long-term effects of helping. Ideal for scholars and practitioners alike, this book not only seeks to understand the motivations behind why individuals help but also explores how recipients perceive and seek help. With 248 informative pages published by John Wiley & Sons, this 2020 release is a must-have for anyone interested in the social psychology of helping relations, empathy, and social hierarchies. Benefit from invaluable insights that bridge theory and practice in the field of helping behavior. _Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9781119124610._
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781119124610
Year: 2020
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 248
Description:
Examines the major aspects of giving and receiving help in interpersonal and intergroup relations
This unique book extends the traditional emphasis on interpersonal help-giving in order to consider a wider spectrum of interpersonal and intergroup helping relations. Help giving is viewed as reflecting people™s care for others, while at the same time dependency on help and giving help imply lower and higher places on the social hierarchy, respectively. It studies the psychology of what goes into helping someone and integrates experimental work conducted in the social psychological laboratory with applied research from volunteer organizations, schools, and work and family environments. In addition to research on the giving of help, the book considers the recipient of help and reviews research and theory on people's readiness to seek and receive help. Unlike much of past research in this context that has been interested in the śgenerosity questionť (i.e., whether or not people help others) the book considers how different kinds of assistance (i.e., autonomy and dependency-oriented help) shape helping interactions.  It then goes beyond the analyses of the immediate helping interaction to consider the long-term consequences of giving and receiving help. Finally, the book addresses theory and research on intergroup helping relations.
Social Psychology of Helping Relations: Solidarity and Hierarchy begins with a general introduction to the topic. It then offers a series of broad perspectives, covering the philosophical and psychological theory, evolution, and overview of social psychological rese
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781119124610
Year: 2020
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 248
Description:
Examines the major aspects of giving and receiving help in interpersonal and intergroup relations
This unique book extends the traditional emphasis on interpersonal help-giving in order to consider a wider spectrum of interpersonal and intergroup helping relations. Help giving is viewed as reflecting people™s care for others, while at the same time dependency on help and giving help imply lower and higher places on the social hierarchy, respectively. It studies the psychology of what goes into helping someone and integrates experimental work conducted in the social psychological laboratory with applied research from volunteer organizations, schools, and work and family environments. In addition to research on the giving of help, the book considers the recipient of help and reviews research and theory on people's readiness to seek and receive help. Unlike much of past research in this context that has been interested in the śgenerosity questionť (i.e., whether or not people help others) the book considers how different kinds of assistance (i.e., autonomy and dependency-oriented help) shape helping interactions.  It then goes beyond the analyses of the immediate helping interaction to consider the long-term consequences of giving and receiving help. Finally, the book addresses theory and research on intergroup helping relations.
Social Psychology of Helping Relations: Solidarity and Hierarchy begins with a general introduction to the topic. It then offers a series of broad perspectives, covering the philosophical and psychological theory, evolution, and overview of social psychological rese