The Psychology of Prosocial Behavior provides original contributions that examine current perspectives and promising directions for future research on helping behaviors and related core issues. Covers contributions which deal explicitly with interventions designed to foster out-group helping (and to improve its quality) in real world settings Provides the reader with a cohesive look at helping and prosocial behaviors using a combination of theoretical work with research on interventions in applied settings Examines helping from multiple perspectives in order to recognize the diverse influences that promote actions for the benefit of others Contributors to this volume include cutting-edge researchers using both field studies and laboratory experiments

The Psychology of Prosocial Behavior provides originalcontributions that examine current perspectives and promisingdirections for future research on helping behaviors and relatedcore issues.* Covers contributions which deal explicitly with interventionsdesigned to foster out-group helping (and to improve its quality)in real world settings* Provides the reader with a cohesive look at helping andprosocial behaviors using a combination of theoretical work withresearch on interventions in applied settings* Examines helping from multiple perspectives in order torecognize the diverse influences that promote actions for thebenefit of others* Contributors to this volume include cutting-edge researchersusing both field studies and laboratory experiments

List of ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction:The Psychological Study of Group Processes and IntergroupRelations in Prosocial Behavior: Past, Present, Future: StefanStürmer (FernUniversität Hagen) and Mark Snyder(University of Minnesota).Part I: Motivations for Helping In-Group and Out-GroupMembers:1. The Tribal Instinct Hypothesis: Evolution and the SocialPsychology of Intergroup Relations: Mark van Vugt (University ofKent at Canterbury) and Justin H. Park (University of Groningen,The Netherlands).2. Helping "Us" versus "Them": Towards a Group-Level Theory ofHelping and Altruism Within and Across Group Boundaries: StefanStürmer (FernUniversität Hagen) and Mark Snyder(University of Minnesota).3. Stigmas and Prosocial Behavior: Are People Reluctant to HelpStigmatized Persons?: John B. Pryor (Illinois State University),Glenn D. Reeder (Illinois State University), Andrew E. Monroe(University of Oregon), and Arati Patel (Illinois StateUniversity).4. The Strategic Side of Out-Group Helping: Esther van Leeuwen(Free University Amsterdam) and Susanne Täuber(Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena).Part II: Consequences of Giving or Receiving Help in theContext of Groups:5. Discrimination Against Out-Group Members in HelpingSituations: Donald A. Saucier (Kansas State University), Jessica L.McManus (Kansas State University), and Sara J. Smith (Kansas StateUniversity).6. Receiving Help: Consequences for the Recipient: Samer Halabi(Zefat Academic College) and Arie Nadler (Tel Aviv University).7. Turning to Others in Times of Change: Social Identity andCoping with Stress: Jolanda Jetten (University ofQueensland/University of Exeter), S. Alexander Haslam (Universityof Exeter), Aarti Iyer (University of Queensland), and CatherineHaslam (University of Exeter).8. Volunteering Across the Life Span: Doing Well by Doing Good:Jane Allyn Piliavin (Professor Emerita, University ofWisconsin-Madison).Part III: Intervention Strategies: Targeting Individuals,Groups, and Organizations:9. Perspective Taking and Intergroup Helping: Mark H. Davis(Eckerd College) and Angela T. Maitner (University of Kent).10. Recategorization and Prosocial Behavior: Common In-GroupIdentity and a Dual Identity: John F. Dovidio (Yale University),Samuel L. Gaertner (University of Delaware), Nurit Shnabel (YaleUniversity), Tamar Saguy (University of Connecticut), and JamesJohnson (University of North Carolina).11. Groups, Identities, and Bystander Behavior: How GroupProcesses Can Be Used to Promote Helping: Mark Levine (LancasterUniversity) and Clare Cassidy (deceased, formerly University of St.Andrews).12. Influences of Psychological Sense of Community on VoluntaryHelping and Prosocial Action: Allen M. Omoto (Claremont GraduateUniversity) and Mark Snyder (University of Minnesota).13. Empowering the Volunteer Organization: What VolunteerOrganizations Can Do to Recruit, Content, and Retain Volunteers:Naomi Ellemers (Leiden University) and Edwin J. Boezeman (LeidenUniversity).Part IV: The Broader Picture: Political and SocietalImplications:14. Interpersonal and Intergroup Helping Relations as PowerRelations: Implications for Real-World Helping: Arie Nadler (TelAviv University).15. Beyond Help: A Social Psychology of Collective Solidarityand Social Cohesion: Stephen Reicher (University of St. Andrews)and S. Alexander Haslam (University of Exeter).16. Cross-Group Helping: Perspectives on Why and Why Not:Stephen C. Wright (Simon Fraser University) and Norann T. Richard(Simon Fraser University).17. Helping Disadvantaged Out-Groups Challenge UnjustInequality: The Role of Group-Based Emotions: Aarti Iyer(University of Queensland) and Colin Wayne Leach (University ofConnecticut).Bibliography.Author Index.Subject Index.