The Psychology of Good and Evil: Why Children, Adults, and

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.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 2 b/w illus. 2 tables
ReleaseDate 2010-04-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780521528801

The Psychology of Good and Evil: Why Children, Adults, and Groups Help and Harm Others