Cooperation The Political Psychology of Effective Human Interaction

by Sullivan, Brandon A.; Snyder, Mark; Sullivan, John L.

• ISBN13: 9781405158770
• ISBN10: 1405158778
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-12
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Research from across the social sciences is converging on cooperation as a key factor in human functioning. Written by esteemed political scientists and psychologists, this volume brings together political scientists and psychologists to identify and analyze recent social-scientific research on cooperation and present an overview of current knowledge about its causes and consequences at the individual and group level. Illuminates the importance of cooperation in promoting healthy, well-functioning individuals and groups Addresses the question of how cooperation research can be applied to solve real-world problems Explores sources of cooperative behaviors and the consequences of cooperative experiences Provides a synthesis for experts, an overview for novices, and a survey of current research for policy-makers

Author Biography

Brandon A. Sullivan is a graduate of the doctoral programs in Social and Counseling Psychology at the University of Minnesota. His areas of research include the role of procedural fairness and cooperation in negotiation, team decision-making, and leadership.

Mark Snyder is McKnight Presidential Chair in Psychology at the University of Minnesota and is the founding Director of the Center for the Study of the Individual and Society. He is also the author of Public Appearances/Private Realities: The Psychology of Self-Monitoring (1987) and co-editor of Cooperation in Modern Society: Promoting the Welfare of Communities, States (with Mark van Vugt, Tom R. Tyler, and Anders Biel, 2000).

John L. Sullivan is Regents’ Professor & Arleen Carlson Chair in American Politics at the University of Minnesota, and a winner of the Harold D. Lasswell Award for Distinguished Scientific Contribution from the International Society of Political Psychology. His publications include With Malice Toward Some: How People Make Civil Liberties Judgments (1995).

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
The Centrality of Cooperation in the Functioning of Individuals and Groups	p. 1
What Is it About People That Leads Them to Cooperate?
Logical and Paradoxical Effects: Understanding Cooperation in Terms of Prosocial and Proself Orientations	p. 17
Evolutionary Psychology and a More Satisfactory Model of Human Agency	p. 35
What Are the Developmental Precursors of Cooperation and Conflict?
Empathy-Related and Prosocial Responding: Conceptions and Correlates During Development	p. 53
Emotion, Affect Displacement, Conflict, and Cooperation	p. 75
Altruism and Cooperation	p. 89
How and Why Do People Cooperate Within Their Group?
The Psychology of Cooperation	p. 105
Voice, Validation, and Legitimacy	p. 123
What Conditions Promote or Impede Cooperation Between Diverse Groups?
Cooperation, Common Identity, and Intergroup Contact	p. 143
The Segregation Paradox: Neighborhoods and Interracial Contact in Multiethnic America	p. 161
What Are the Causes and Consequences of Cooperation and Conflict in the Workplace?
The Paradox of Conflict in Groups: Conflict With Trust Is the Basis for Deep-Level Cooperation in Work Groups	p. 181
Generative Leadership in Business Organizations: Enhancing Employee Cooperation and Well-Being Through High-Quality Relationships	p. 199
Spillovers From Cooperative and Democratic Workplaces: Have the Benefits Been Oversold?	p. 219
How Does Cooperation Promote the Health of Individuals and Communities?
Long-Term Benefits of Habitual Helping: Doing Well by Doing Good	p. 241
Cooperation With and Without Trust: Evidence From Local Settings	p. 259
What Is the Role of Cooperation in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution?
Cooperation in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution	p. 275
Structural and Contextual Conditions and Negotiation Outcomes in Violent Armed Conflicts	p. 291
How Does Cooperation Promote the Well-Being and Happiness of Individuals and Nations?
The Politics of Human Happiness	p. 305
The Well-Being of Nations: Linking Together Trust, Cooperation, and Democracy	p. 323
The Political Psychology of Cooperation: Synthesis and Prospects	p. 343
Index	p. 359
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