{"product_id":"social-dilemmas-the-psychology-of-human-cooperation-paperback","title":"Social Dilemmas: The Psychology of Human Cooperation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul A. M. Van Lange\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Balliet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCraig D. Parks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the key scientific challenges is the puzzle of human cooperation. Why do people cooperate? Why do people help strangers, even sometimes at a major cost to themselves? Why do people want to punish people who violate norms and undermine collective interests? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is inspired by the fact that social dilemmas, defined in terms of conflicts between (often short-term) self-interest and (often longer-term) collective interest, are omnipresent. The book centers on two major themes. The first theme is the theoretical understanding of human cooperation: are people indeed other-regarding? The second theme is more practical, and perhaps normative: how can cooperation be promoted? This question is at the heart of the functioning of relationships, organizations, as well as the society as a whole. In capturing the breadth and relevance of social dilemmas and psychology of human cooperation, this book is structured in three parts. The first part focuses on the definition of social dilemmas, along with the historical development of scientific theorizing of human cooperation and the development of social dilemma as a game in which to study cooperation. The second part presents three chapters, each of which adopts a relatively unique perspective on human cooperation: an evolutionary perspective, a psychological perspective, and a cultural perspective. The third part focuses on applications of social dilemmas in domains as broad and important as management and organizations, environmental issues, politics, national security, and health. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eSocial Dilemmas\u003c\/em\u003e is strongly inspired by the notion that science is never finished. Each chapter therefore concludes with a discussion of two (or more) basic issues that are often inherently intriguing, and often need more research and theory. The concluding chapter outlines avenues for future directions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Van Lange is Professor of Social Psychology and Chair of the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at the VU University at Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Most of his research on human cooperation and trust is grounded in interdependence theory, through which he seeks to understand the functions of forgiveness, generosity, empathy, fairness, retaliation, competition, as well as general beliefs of human nature in various situations. His publications have appeared in journals such as the \u003cem\u003eAnnual Review of Psychology, Psychological Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Personality and Social Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e. With various colleagues around the globe, Van Lange has published several books, including the \u003cem\u003eAtlas of Interpersonal Situations\u003c\/em\u003e (Published by Cambridge, 2003), \u003cem\u003eBridging Social Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e (Published by Erlbaum, 2006), and the \u003cem\u003eHandbook of Theories of Social Psychology \u003c\/em\u003e(Published by Sage, 2012). He served as Associate Editor for various journals, such as \u003cem\u003eJournal of Personality and Social Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePsychological Science\u003c\/em\u003e, is founding editor of an interdisciplinary series on \u003cem\u003eSocial Dilemmas\u003c\/em\u003e (Published by Oxford), and has served as Director of the Kurt Lewin Institute and as President of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCraig D. Parks is Professor of Psychology at Washington State University. His research focuses on cooperation and noncooperation, and reaction to non-normative actors, in mixed-motive situations. He also works as a consultant to energy companies in the Pacific Northwest on social psychological factors underlying resistance to energy conservation. He is the Editor of \u003cem\u003eGroup Dynamics\u003c\/em\u003e and former Associate Editor of \u003cem\u003eGroup Processes and Intergroup Relations, \u003c\/em\u003e and has twice co-edited special issues of \u003cem\u003eOrganizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes\u003c\/em\u003e, on social dilemmas (2012), and on group decision-making processes (1999). Among his publications, he has co-authored a chapter (1995) in the \u003cem\u003eAnnual Review of Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e on mixed-motive interaction, as well as the book \u003cem\u003eSocial Dilemmas\u003c\/em\u003e (Published by Westview Press, 1996). He is currently on the editorial boards of the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Personality and Social Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal of Experimental Social Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePsychological Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePersonality and Social Psychology Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaniel Balliet is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at the VU University at Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Dr. Balliet's research applies experimental methods and meta-analytic techniques to study cooperation and conflict resolution. His research has examined theoretical perspectives on trust, incentives, social values, and forgiveness. Dr. Balliet has published his research in top journals in Psychology and Political Science, including \u003cem\u003ePsychological Bulletin, Perspectives on Psychological Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eJournal of Conflict Resolution. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark Van Vugt is Professor of Evolution, Work and Organizational Psychology at the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology at the VU University at Amsterdam, The Netherlands. His expertise is in evolutionary psychology, group dynamics, leadership, status, conflict and cooperation, and in applications of evolutionary psychology to societal issues such as business and management, environmental sustainability, water conservation, politics, war and peace. His publications have appeared in journals such as the \u003cem\u003eAmerican Psychologist, Proceedings of Royal Society-B\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e Psychological Science\u003c\/em\u003e. With various colleagues, Van Vugt has published several books, including a trade book entitled \u003cem\u003eNaturally Selected: The Evolutionary Science of Leadership\u003c\/em\u003e (Published by Harper Business, 2010), and a textbook entitled \u003cem\u003eApplying Social Psychology: From Problems to Solutions\u003c\/em\u003e (Published by Sage, 2008). He served as Associate Editor for \u003cem\u003eJournal of Personality and Social Psychology\u003c\/em\u003e and is a research fellow at University of Oxford.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776387711264,"sku":"9780190276966","price":85.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1c95cdb8863019bcf197b63be6acc8c0.webp?v=1780478619","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/social-dilemmas-the-psychology-of-human-cooperation-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}