The social psychology of good and evil /
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| Imprint: | New York : Guilford Press, c2004. |
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| Description: | xiv, 498 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5118384 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction and Overview
- I. Conceptual Perspectives on Good and Evil
- 2. A Situationist Perspective on the Psychology of Evil: Understanding How Good People Are Transformed into Perpetrators
- 3. Basic Human Needs, Altruism, and Aggression
- 4. Four Roots of Evil
- 5. The Evolution of Evil
- II. Harming Others: Contexts, Causes, and Implications
- 6. What's in a Category?: Responsibility, Intent, and the Avoidability of Bias against Outgroups
- 7. Contemporary Racial Bias: When Good People Do Bad Things
- 8. Violent Evil and the General Aggression Model
- 9. What Can the Milgram Obedience Experiments Tell Us about the Holocaust?: Generalizing from the Social Psychology Laboratory
- 10. Conceptualizing Sexual Violence: Socially Acceptable Coercion and Other Controversies
- III. The Self-Concept in Relation to Good and Evil Acts
- 11. The Pursuit of Self-Esteem: Implications for Good and Evil
- 12. The Many Faces of Lies
- 13. A Moral-Emotional Perspective on Evil Persons and Evil Deeds
- IV. The Possibilities for Kindness
- 14. Benefits and Liabilities of Empathy-Induced Altruism
- 15. Empathy-Related Responding: Moral, Social, and Socialization Correlates
- 16. Social Support and Behavior toward Others: Some Paradoxes and Some Directions
- 17. Sacrificing Time and Effort for the Good of Others: The Benefits and Costs of Volunteerism
- 18. Reducing Hostility and Building Compassion: Lessons from the Jigsaw Classroom
