The social psychology of good and evil

The social psychology of good and evil edited by Arthur G. Miller - New York: The Guilford Press, 2004. - xiv,498p.

Introduction and overview / Arthur G. Miller --
Conceptual perspectives on good and evil --
A situationist perspective on the psychology of evil: understanding how good people are transformed into perpetrators / Philip G. Zimbardo --
Basic human needs, altruism, and aggression / Ervin Staub --
Four roots of evil / Roy F. Baumeister and Kathleen D. Vohs --
The evolution of evil / Joshua D. Duntley and David M. Buss --
Harming others: contexts, causes, and implications --
What's in a category? Responsibility, intent, and the avoidability of bias against outgroups / Susan T. Fiske --
Contemporary racial bias: when good people do bad things / John F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner, Jason A. Nier, Kerry Kawakami, and Gordon Hodson --
Violent evil and the general aggression model / Craig A. Anderson and Nicholas L. Carnagey --
What can the milgram obedience experiments tell us about the Holocaust?: generalizing from the social psychology laboratory / Arthur G. Miller --
Conceptualizing sexual violence: socially acceptable coercion and other controversies / Charlene L. Muehlenhard and Zoƫ D. Peterson --
The self-concept in relation to good and evil acts --
The pursuit of self-esteem: implications for good and evil / Jennifer Crocker, Shawna J. Lee, and Lora E. Park --
The many faces of lies / Bella M. DePaulo --
A moral emotional perspective on evil persons and evil deeds / June Price Tangney and Jeff Stuewig --
The possibilities for kindness --
Benefits and liabilities of empathy-induced altruism / C. Daniel Batson, Nadia Ahmad, and E.L. Stocks --
Empathy-related responding: moral, social, and socialization correlates / Nancy Eisenberg, Carlos Valiente, and Claire Champion --
Social support and behavior toward others: some paradoxes and some directions / Thomas Ashby Wills and Jody A. Resko --
Sacrificing time and effort for the good of others: the benefits and costs of volunteerism / Mark Snyder, Allen M. Omoto, and James J. Lindsay --
Reducing hostility and building compassion: lessons from the jigsaw classroom / Elliot Aronson.

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