The psychology of human values / Gregory R. Maio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maio, Gregory R., author.

Series:

European monographs in social psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Values.

Physical Description:

xi, 308 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.

Summary:

This original and engaging book advocates an unabashedly empirical approach to understanding human values: abstract ideals that we consider important, such as freedom, equality, achievement, helpfulness, security, tradition, and peace. Our values are relevant to everything we do, helping us choose between careers, schools, romantic partners, places to live, things to buy, who to vote for, and much more. There is enormous public interest in the psychology of values and a growing recognition of the need for a deeper understanding of the ways in which values are embedded in our attitudes and behavior. How do they affect our well-being, our relationships with other people, our prosperity, and our environment? In his examination of these questions, Maio focuses on tests of theories about values, through observations of what people actually think and do. In the past five decades, psychological research has learned a lot about values, and this book describes what we have learned and why it is important. It provides the first overview of psychological research looking at how we mentally represent and use our values, and constitutes important reading for psychology students at all Levels, as well as academics in psychology and related social and health sciences. Book jacket.

Contents:

Preface the problem of human values

Beginnings in the empirical study of human values

A brief history of values

Types of values

Values in psychology

Connections to motives, traits, and habits

Connections to ideology and attitudes

Components of values

Forces that shape values

Personal influences on values

Social influences on values

When and how values matter

Effects on prejudice and well-being

When values matter

How values matter

Epilogue where do we go from here?.

ISBN:

9781841693576

184169357X

9781138655355

113865535X

OCLC:

962815584