Prosocial development: a multidimensional approach
by Carlo, Gustavo Padilla-Walker, Laura M.
"Prosocial behavior (actions intended to benefit others) has been associated with a number of positive outcomes across childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. However, existing research often treats this complex set of behaviors as relatively unidimensional, which may account for a number of mixed and inconsistent findings. Thus, the book takes a multidimensional and developmental approach to prosocial behavior by examining multiple different types, targets, contexts, and motivations for p…
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- Full title :Prosocial development : a multidimensional approach / Laura M. Padilla-Walker and Gustavo Carlo, editors.
Summary
"Prosocial behavior (actions intended to benefit others) has been associated with a number of positive outcomes across childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. However, existing research often treats this complex set of behaviors as relatively unidimensional, which may account for a number of mixed and inconsistent findings. Thus, the book takes a multidimensional and developmental approach to prosocial behavior by examining multiple different types, targets, contexts, and motivations for prosocial behavior at different ages. Moreover, the book presents a range of theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches to the study of prosocial behavior. Specifically, sections include biological, socialization, and cultural/contextual influences on prosocial behavior; as well as highlighting diverse types of prosocial behavior toward a number of different targets. Future directions are highlighted in each chapter to provide fruitful avenues for research that will move the field forward with a more nuanced approach to prosocial development."--Provided by publisher.
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- Publication Date:2014.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiii, 474 p. :) : il.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780199964789, 0199964785
- oclc:on1127443467
- Dewey Decimal:302
Table of Contents
Overview of prosocial behavior -- Biological perspectives -- Socialization perspectives -- Cultural and contextual perspectives -- Specific targets and types of prosocial behavior.
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