The social psychology of good and evil /

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Edition:	Second edition.
Imprint:	New York : The Guilford Press, [2016] ©2016
Description:	xvii, 542 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Aggressiveness. Violence. Helping behavior. Good and evil. Social psychology -- Research. Aggressiveness. Good and evil. Helping behavior. Social psychology -- Research. Violence.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10826426

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Other authors / contributors:	Miller, Arthur G., 1940- editor.
ISBN:	9781462525393 1462525393 9781462525409 1462525407
Notes:	"Revised edition of The social psychology of good and evil, 2004"--C.I.P. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This timely, accessible reference and text addresses some of the most fundamental questions about human behavior, such as what causes racism and prejudice and why good people do bad things. Leading authorities present state-of-the-science theoretical and empirical work. Essential themes include the complex interaction of individual, societal, and situational factors underpinning good or evil behavior; the role of moral emotions, unconscious bias, and the self-concept; issues of responsibility and motivation; and how technology and globalization have enabled newer forms of threat and harm. New to This Edition Many new authors; extensively revised with the latest theory and research. Section on group perspectives, with chapters on bystanders to emergencies, remembering historical victimization, organizational dynamics, and globalization and terrorism. Chapters on free will, conscious versus unconscious processes, media violence, dehumanization, genocide, and sexual violence. Chapters on false moral superiority, compassionate goals in relationships, and moral emotions in incarcerated offenders"--

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction and Overview
Part I. Conceptual Perspectives on Good and Evil
2. The Evolution of Good and Evil
3. Free Will Evolved for Morality and Culture
4. Categories, Intent, and Harm
5. "The Devil Made Me Do It":The Deification of Consciousness and the Demonization of the Unconscious
Part II. Harming Others: Contexts, Causes, and Implications
6. Racism among the Well Intentioned: Bias without Awareness
7. Understanding Media Violence Effects
8. How Dehumanization Promotes Harm
9. The Social Psychology of Genocide and Mass Atrocities
10. Why Are the Milgram Experiments Still So Extraordinarily famous-and Controversial?
11. A Social TnterAction Approach to Objectifiesrion: Implications for the Social-Psychological Study of Sexual Violence
Part III. The Self-Concept in Relation to Good and Evil Acts
12. False Moral Superiority
13. Making Relationship Partners Good: A Model of the Interpersonal Consequences of Compassionate Goals
14. Evil Persons or Evil Deeds?: What We've Learned about Incarcerated Offenders
15. Dishonesty Explained:What Leads Moral People to Act Immorally
Part IV. Group Perspectives on Good and Evil
16. Bystanders and Emergencies: Why Understanding Group Processes Is Key to Promoting Prosocial Behavior
17. Remembering Historical Victimization: Potential for Intergroup Conflict Escalation and Conflict Reduction
18. Organizations Matter
19. Globalization and Terrorism: The Primacy of Collective Processes
Part V. The Possibilities for Kindness
20. Benefits and Liabilities of Empathy-Induced Altruism: A Contemporary Review
21. Volunteerism: Multiple Perspectives on Benefits and Costs
22. The Psychology of Heroism: Extraordinary Champions of Humanity in an Unforgiving World
Index

The social psychology of good and evil /

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