Cooperation Psychology Revivals

Author : Michael Argyle
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415838191
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cooperation written by Michael Argyle and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is human nature cooperative? Man is often said to be a social animal – but what does that mean? Michael Argyle believed that one of the most important components – our capacity to cooperate – had been overlooked and indeed that the whole notion of cooperation had not been properly understood. Originally published in 1991 the author was critical of earlier approaches, he put forward a new and extended understanding of what cooperation consists of, showing the form it took in different relationships and its origins in evolution and socialisation. He offered new solutions to intergroup and other social problems and took a new look at language and communication as a cooperative enterprise.

Author : Michael Argyle
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135040885
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cooperation (Psychology Revivals) written by Michael Argyle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is human nature cooperative? Man is often said to be a social animal – but what does that mean? Michael Argyle believed that one of the most important components – our capacity to cooperate – had been overlooked and indeed that the whole notion of cooperation had not been properly understood. In this book, originally published in 1991, the author showed he was critical of earlier approaches, and put forward a new and extended understanding of what cooperation consists of, showing the form it took in different relationships and its origins in evolution and socialisation. He offered new solutions to intergroup and other social problems and took a new look at language and communication as a cooperative enterprise.

Author : Michael Argyle
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780415035460
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cooperation, the Basis of Sociability written by Michael Argyle and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1991 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Argyle believes that one of the most important components - our capacity to cooperate - has been overlooked and that the whole notion of cooperation has not been properly understood. Highly critical of earlier approaches he puts forward a new and extended understanding of what cooperation consists of. He offers new solutions to intergroup and other social problems and gives a newlook at language and communicaiton as a cooperative enterprise.

Author : Tom Tyler
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1134948298
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cooperation in Groups written by Tom Tyler and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important new book explores the psychological motives that shape the extent and nature of people's cooperative behavior in the groups, organizations and societies to which they belong. Individuals may choose to expend a great deal of effort on promoting the goals and functioning of the group, they may take a passive role, or they may engage in behaviors targeted towards harming the group and its goals. Such decisions have important implications for the group's functioning and viability, and the goal of this book is to understand the factors that influence these choices.

Author : Gustav Jahoda
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1317534409
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Acquiring Culture (Psychology Revivals) written by Gustav Jahoda and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until the 70s and 80s anthropologists studying different cultures had mainly confined themselves to the behaviour and idea systems of adults. Psychologists, on the other hand, working mainly in Europe and America, had studied child development in their own settings and simply assumed the universality of their findings. Thus both disciplines had largely ignored a crucial problem area: the way in which children from birth onwards learn to become competent members of their culture. This process, which has been called ‘the quintessential human adaptation’, constitutes the theme of this volume, originally published in 1988. It derives from a workshop held at the London School of Economics which brought together fieldworkers who in their studies had paid more than usual attention to children in their cultures. Their experience and foci of interest were varied but this very diversity serves to illuminate different facets of the acquisition of culture by children, ranging in age from pre-verbal infants to adolescents. Evolutionarily primed for culture-learning, children are responsive to a rich web of influences from subtle and indirect as in their music and dance to direct teaching in the family guided by culture-specific ideas about child psychology. Some of the salient things they learn relate to gender, status and power, critical for the functioning of all societies. The introductory essay provides the necessary historical background of the development of child study in both anthropology and psychology and outlined how future research in the ethnography of childhood should proceed. The book concludes with an annotated bibliography providing a guide to the literature from 1970 onwards.

Author : Helen Dent
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317593316
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clinical Psychology (Psychology Revivals) written by Helen Dent and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1987, this book presents papers from the First Conference of European Clinical Psychologists, held at the University of Kent Canterbury in July of that year. It shows some of the most exciting and recent developments in research and innovations in professional practice from many European countries with an overall theme of the WHO strategy of ‘Health for all by the year 2000.’ The whole range of clinical psychology is covered, including: cognitive therapy, clinical psychology and WHO strategy, the mental health of ethnic minority groups, health psychology, care in the community, and many other topics. The book is likely to be of interest for anyone concerned with the recent history and policies in clinical psychology.

Author : Margret M. Baltes
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1317642465
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Psychology of Control and Aging (Psychology Revivals) written by Margret M. Baltes and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1986, the central topic of this book is the analysis and application of control-related beliefs and behaviours for theory and practice in the psychology of aging. The volume was written for two specific interrelated purposes aimed at cross-fertilization between the psychology of control and the field of gerontology. The first purpose was to summarise available research and theory on the psychology of control for researchers and professionals interested in gerontology at the time. The second was to enrich the field of the psychology of control.

Author : David Magnusson
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1317524357
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Individual Development from an Interactional Perspective (Psychology Revivals) written by David Magnusson and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1988, this title presents a longitudinal research project ‘Individual Development and Adjustment’ (IDA), planned and implemented at the Department of Psychology, University of Stockholm. This title concerns the theoretical background of the project, the planning and collecting of data during the second phase of the project when the participants had reached adulthood, and the presentation of some empirical, illustrative studies based on the collected data.

Author : Michael A. West
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470864834
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Handbook of Organizational Teamwork and Cooperative Working written by Michael A. West and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's fast changing, hyper-competitive environment, teamwork and co-operative working enhance the organisation's adaptive capability. The team, rather than the individual, is increasingly seen as the building block of organisations and a key source of competitive advantage. The International Handbook of Organisational Teamwork and Co-operative Working provides a clear focus on the psychological and social processes that can stimulate successful cooperation and teamwork. Michael West, Dean Tjosvold and Ken Smith have brought together the world's leading authorities from a range of social science disciplines to provide a contemporary review of established and emerging perspectives. Throughout the book, processes that both facilitate and obstruct successful cooperation and teamwork are detailed, alongside guidance on best practice and methodology. The challenging and alternative perspectives presented will inform future research and practice. The result is a systematic and comprehensive synthesis of knowledge from a range of disciplines that will prove invaluable to professionals, researchers and students alike. * A systematic and coherent framework which organizes and structures the knowledge in this field * An outstanding collection of authoritative "high profile" authors * Challenging, alternative perspectives that will stimulate and enlighten future research and practice * Selective, updated bibliographies of key literatures support every chapter, a valuable resource for students, trainers and practitioners

Author : Michael Argyle
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135039917
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Scientific Study of Social Behaviour written by Michael Argyle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1957, this book presented an up-to-date account of psychological research into human social behaviour of the time. There are chapters on interaction between pairs of people, behaviour in small social groups, and human relations in industry. The author avoided the adoption of any particular theoretical position, and concentrated on the established empirical findings of the time. The results of several hundred investigations are summarised and compared, so that the principal generalisations which emerge can be seen. Stress is placed on rigorous methods of research, and a critical account is given of current techniques of social research, showing the importance of experimental and statistical methods. Careful consideration is given to the danger of the investigator disturbing what is being investigated. Use is made of recent ideas about theory and explanation, and the different kinds of theory used in experimental psychology were considered for the first time as possible ways of accounting for group behaviour. This book was intended not only for students of psychology and of the other social sciences, but also for industrialists, administrators and indeed all who were interested in the laws underlying social behaviour. Today it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context.