Restoring civil societies
by Jonas, Kai J. Morton, Thomas A.
"Restoring Civil Societies examines the role of civic engagement as a form of prosocial behavior motivated by a commitment to higher-order norms. Civic engagement--from bystander intervention to organizing collective activity--is distinguished as a collective effort by which individuals re-institute the civil basis of society in the wake of a social rupture, whether from war, natural disaster, or other causes. Restoring Civil Societies fills the gap between basic research on social issues and t…
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- Full title :Restoring civil societies / edited by Kai J. Jonas and Thomas A. Morton.
Summary
"Restoring Civil Societies examines the role of civic engagement as a form of prosocial behavior motivated by a commitment to higher-order norms. Civic engagement--from bystander intervention to organizing collective activity--is distinguished as a collective effort by which individuals re-institute the civil basis of society in the wake of a social rupture, whether from war, natural disaster, or other causes. Restoring Civil Societies fills the gap between basic research on social issues and the translation into social policy or program interventions"--
"Focuses on different forms of civic engagement as an activity motivated by threatening intergroup contexts or a commitment to higher-order social norms"--
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell
- Place of Publication:Hoboken, New Jersey
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781118347652, 111834765X, 9781118347669, 1118347668, 9781118347690, 1118347692, 9781118347683, 1118347684
- oclc:ocn793099643
- LC Classification:JC337
- Dewey Decimal:300
Table of Contents
Introduction / Kai J Jonas, Thomas A Morton -- Theoretical Approaches. Justice Sensitivity as Resource or Risk Factor in Civic Engagement / Anna Baumert, Nadine Thomas, Manfred Schmitt -- Regulating Psychological Threat / Bastiaan T Rutjens, Joop van der Pligt, Frenk van Harreveld -- Prosocial Behavior in the Context of Crisis / Kai J Jonas -- A Social Ecological Perspective on Risk and Resilience for Children and Political Violence / E Mark Cummings, Laura K Taylor, Christine E Merrilees -- Everyday Helping and Responses to Crises / Allen M Omoto, Mark Snyder, Justin D Hackett -- Collective Action as Civic Engagement / Martijn van Zomeren, Tom Postmes, Russell Spears -- Intergroup Relations in Post-Conflict Contexts / John F Dovidio, Samuel L Gaertner, Ruth K Ditlmann, Tessa V West -- Humanizing Others Without Normalizing Harm / Thomas A Morton, Matthew J Hornsey, Tom Postmes -- Application and Intervention. Social Rituals and Collective Expression of Emotion After a Collective Trauma / Bernard Rime, Patrick Kanyangara, Dario Paez, Vincent Yzerbyt -- Competitive Victimhood Among Jewish and Palestinian Israelis Reflects Differential Threats to their Identities / Nurit Shnabel, Mas…
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