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This new volume argues that responsibility is a characteristic of fundamental importance for the survival of modern democratic structures. It represents a comprehensive collection of up-to-date psychological, philosophical, sociological and evolutionary approaches to the topic.

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Author:   Ann Elisabeth Auhagen ,  Hans-Werner Bierhoff
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   No.3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9780415235303

ISBN 10:   0415235308
Pages:   202
Publication Date:   21 December 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction 1. Responsibility as a fundamental human phenomenon Hans-Werner Bierhoff and Ann Elisabeth Auhagen Part II. Basic Issues and Domains of Responsibility 2. Philosophical foundations of responsibility Dieter Birnbacher 3. Responsibility: a biological perspective Robert A. Hinde 4. Toward a broader psychological foundation for responsibility: who, what, how Kelly G. Shaver and Deborah A. Schutte 5. An attributional approach to perceived responsibility for transgressions: extensions to child abuse, punishment goals and political ideology Bernard Weiner 6. Responsibility in everyday life Ann Elisabeth Auhagen 7. Denial of responsibility Leo Montada Part III. Applications of Responsibility 8. Responsibility and technology Hans Lenk and Matthias Maring 9. Responsibility and ecological behaviour - a meta-analysis of the strength and the extent of a causal link Florian G. Kaiser, Urs Fuhrer, Olaf Weber, Thomas Ofner and Evelina Bühler-Ilieva 10. Responsibility appraisals of health protection Elisabeth Kals 11. Responsibility in work organisations L. Alan Witt 12. Responsibility and altruism: the role of volunteerism Hans-Weber Bierhoff 13. Responsibility and reactions to the disadvantaged Manfred Schmitt, Barbara Reichle and Jürgen Maes Part IV. Perspectives 14. Responsibility at the Beginning of the Third Millennium Ann Elisabeth Auhagen and Hans-Weber Bierhoff

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The examples of discrimination provided were motivating...the analysis of different models was both well informed and helpful - Psychological Medicine, George Ikkos

Author Information

Ann Elisabeth Auhagen is a researcher and teacher at the Department of Psychology at the Free University of Berlin. Her main research interests are responsibility, personal relationships, friendship, social support, communication, the meaning of life and field research methods. Hans-Werner Bierhoff is Professor and Head of Social Psychology at Ruhr University, Bochum. His research interests include altruism and helping behaviour, fairness and responsibility in close relationships, and aggression and violence.

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