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Altruism and health : perspectives from empirical research

Oxford Scholarship Online: Psychology Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Post, Stephen Garrard, Contributor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Altruism--Psychological aspects.
Altruism.
Psychology.
Demography.
Social Behavior.
Mental Processes.
Behavior.
Psychological Phenomena.
Population Characteristics.
Epidemiologic Measurements.
Social Sciences.
Public Health.
Sociology.
Delivery of Health Care.
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
Environment and Public Health.
Health Status.
Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical.
Medical Subjects:
Demography.
Social Behavior.
Mental Processes.
Behavior.
Psychological Phenomena.
Population Characteristics.
Epidemiologic Measurements.
Social Sciences.
Public Health.
Sociology.
Delivery of Health Care.
Psychology.
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms.
Environment and Public Health.
Altruism.
Health Status.
Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxii, 458 p.) : ill.
Other Title:
Altruism and health
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2007.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The book provides heuristic models, from evolution and neuroscience, to explain the association between altruism and health, and examine potential public health and practical implications of the existing data.
Contents:
Research on volunteering and health
The contribution of altruistic emotions to health
Evolutionary models of altruism and health
Altruism, health, and religion.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780199786794 (ebook) :
0199786798 (ebook) :

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