Title: Restoring civil societies : the psychology of intervention and engagement following crisis /
Authors: Jonas, Kai J.,; Morton, Thomas A.,; Jonas, Kai J.,; Morton, Thomas A.,
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Civil society.; Civil society Psychological aspects.; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology.
Abstract: "Restoring Civil Societies examines the role of civic engagement as a form of prosocial behavior motivated by a commitment to higher-order norms. Civic engagement--from bystander intervention to organizing collective activity--is distinguished as a collective effort by which individuals re-institute the civil basis of society in the wake of a social rupture, whether from war, natural disaster, or other causes. Restoring Civil Societies fills the gap between basic research on social issues and the translation into social policy or program interventions"--
Contents: Justice sensitivity as resource or risk factor in civic engagement / Anna Baumert, Nadine Thomas, Manfred Schmitt -- Regulating psychological threat : the motivational consequences of threatening contexts / Bastiaan T. Rutjens, Joop van der Pligt, Frenk van Harreveld -- Prosocial behavior in the context of crisis / Kai J. Jonas -- A social ecological perspective on risk and resilience for children and political violence : implications for restoring civil societies / E. Mark Cummings, Laura K. Taylor, Christine E. Merrilees -- Everyday helping and responses to crises : a model for understanding volunteerism / Allen M. Omoto, Mark Snyder, Justin D. Hackett -- Collective action as civic engagement : toward an encompassing psychological perspective / Martijn van Zomeren, Tom Postmes, Russell Spears -- Intergroup relations in post-conflict contexts : how the past influences the present (and future) / John F. Dovidio ... [et al.] --^