The Psychology of Good and Evil: Why Children, Adults, and Groups Help and Harm Others
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This book explores the roots of goodness and evil by gathering together the knowledge gained in a lifelong study of harmful or altruistic behavior. Ervin Staub has studied what leads children and adults to help others in need and how caring, helping, and altruism develop in children; bullying and youth violence and their prevention; the roots of genocide, mass killing, and other harmful behavior between groups of people; the prevention of violence; healing victimized groups and reconciliation between groups. He presents a broad panorama of the roots of violence and caring and how we create societies and a world that is caring, peaceful, and harmonious.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521528801
ISBN13:9780521528801
Release Date:July 2003
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:612 Pages
Weight:1.85 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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