TY - BOOK ID - 8834248 TI - Altruism and prosocial behavior in groups AU - Lawler, Edward J. AU - Thye, Shane R. PY - 2009 SN - 9781848555372 1848555377 1848555725 1280771402 9786613682178 9781848555365 1848555369 PB - Bingley : JAI Press, DB - UniCat KW - Altruism -- Psychological aspects. KW - Altruism. KW - Social ethics. KW - Ethics KW - Philosophy KW - Philosophy & Religion KW - Altruistic behavior KW - Unselfishness KW - Social problems KW - Sociology KW - Conduct of life KW - Helping behavior KW - Finance KW - E-books KW - Funding KW - Funds KW - Economics KW - Currency question UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8834248 AB - In this volume scholars from a variety of disciplines address a range of phenomena related to the general question of when people behave in an altruistic fashion. The specific topics addressed in this volume include (i) how empathy induced altruism can actually be a threat to the some larger collective good, (ii) the role of egoism in the production and maintenance of social order, (iii) the basis of cooperation in social dilemmas, (iv) an evolutionary account of sex differences in the propensity to cooperate, (v) a theoretical analysis of when individuals experience gratitude versus indebtedn ER -