The Oxford Handbook of the Human Essence

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Av John F. Dovidio, Martijn van Zomeren, Martijn Van Zomeren, Yale University) Dovidio, John F. (Carl Iver Hovland Professor of Psychology, Carl Iver Hovland Professor of Psychology, the Netherlands) Zomeren, Martijn Van (Associate Professor of Social Psychology, Associate Professor of Social Psychology, University of Groningen, Martijn Van Zomeren, John F Dovidio

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What is the human essence? Although typically viewed as one of the big questions in philosophy, exploring the human essence requires a deep and comprehensive understanding of the human condition and thus social psychological perspectives are pivotal. Advances in social-psychological theorizing and research suggest that humans can be viewed as biological beings as well as cultural creatures, rational reasoners as well as emotional enigmas, moral minds as well as amoral agents.In this volume, talented scholars come together to present a fascinating array of insight into such topics ranging from evolutionary approaches to social constructivist accounts that essentially deny the existence of a human essence altogether. As such, this volume showcases the various shades of human essence that social psychology has discovered.Through these novel chapters, edited by Martijn van Zomeren and John F. Dovidio, The Oxford Handbook of the Human Essence expertly articulates both what social psychology can tell us about the human essence, and the astonishing range of perspectives reflected within this field. Consequently, this volume also raises important questions about the future of social psychology and the role of the notion of the human essence.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-01-04
Mått257 x 180 x 25 mm
Vikt739 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieOxford Library of Psychology
Antal sidor320
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780190247577

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Martijn van Zomeren is Professor of Cultural and Political Psychology of Social Relationships at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He received his PhD cum laude from the University of Amsterdam in 2006, received various dissertation awards, early career awards, and grants, and is an international expert on collective action, activism and social change. The main theme in his work is the importance of theoretical integration in the various fields that he has contributed to, as reflected in his 2016 book, published by Cambridge University Press, entitled From Self to Social Relationships: An Essentially Relational Perspective on Social Motivation.John F. (Jack) Dovidio, who received his PhD from the University of Delaware in 1977, is currently the Carl Iver Hovland Professor of Psychology and Public Health, as well as Dean of Academic Affairs of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yale University. His research interests are in stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination; social power and nonverbal communication; and altruism and helping. His scholarship focuses on understanding the dynamics of intergroup relations and ways to reduce intergroup bias and conflict.

PrefaceChapter 1: Introduction: The Human EssenceJohn F. Dovidio and Martijn Van ZomerenSECTION ONE: INDIVIDUALITYChapter 2: An Existential Psychological Perspective on the Human EssenceDaniel Sullivan and Roman PalitskyChapter 3: Masters of Our Universe: The Existential AnimalTravis ProulxChapter 4: Free Will and the Human Essence: Responsible Autonomy, Meaning and Cultural ParticipationRoy F. BaumeisterChapter 5: Essential Self-Evaluation Motives: Caring About Who We AreAiden P. Gregg and Constantine SedikidesChapter 6: The Tripartite Motivational Human Essence: Value, Control, and Truth Working TogetherJames F.M. Cornwell and E. Tory HigginsChapter 7: People as Penguins: Thermoregulation as Part of the Human EssenceHans IJzerman and Lotje J. HogerzeilChapter 8: The Obviousness and Obvious Limits of Individuality as Human EssenceMartijn van ZomerenSECTION TWO: SOCIALITYChapter 9: Prosocial Behavior as a Human EssenceDavid A. Schroeder and William G. GrazianoChapter 10: The Human Essence in Helping Relations: Belongingness, Independence and StatusArie NadlerChapter 11: Does Aggression Make us Human?Joseph A. Vandello and Curtis PuryearChapter 12: Morality and Social IdentityNaomi EllemersChapter 13: Justice and Human EssenceTom R. TylerChapter 14: Biology as Destiny or as Freedom? On Reflexivity, Collectivity and the Realization of Human PotentialStephen ReicherChapter 15: Six Social Elements in Search of an EssenceRoger Giner-SorollaSECTION THREE: CULTURAL EMBEDDEDNESSChapter 16: Talking about Humanness: Is Human Essence Talk a Human Essence?Yoshihisa KashimaChapter 17: Promotion or Preventing Change Through Political Participation: About Political Actors, Movements, and NetworksBert KlandermansChapter 18: Values and the Human BeingJan Cieciuch and Shalom H. SchwartzChapter 19: The Relational Essence of Cultural Psychology: Decolonizing Love and (Well-) BeingGlenn Adams, Sara Estrada-Villalta, and Tugçe KurtisChapter 20: Human Essence: Toward a Relational ReconstructionKenneth J. GergenChapter 21: Human Essences and Cultural Embeddedness: A Gene-Culture Co-Evolution PerspectiveRonald FischerChapter 22: Human Essence in Conclusion: Why Psychology Needs a Bigger Picture and Some Suggestions on How to Get ThereMartijn van Zomeren and John F. Dovidio