Moving beyond self-interest : perspectives from evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and the social sciences / edited by Stephanie L. Brown, R. Michael Brown, Louis A. Penner.

Other author Brown, Stephanie L.
Other author Brown, R. Michael.
Other author Penner, Louis A., 1943-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Descriptionxxii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Helping behavior.
Compassion.
Behavior evolution.

Contents Part 1. Introduction: 1. Background and historical perspective / R. Michael Brown, Louis A. Penner, and Stephanie L. Brown -- Part 2. Foundations of Caregiving: 2. How altruistic by nature? / Dennis L. Krebs; 3. Adult attachment and caregiving: individual differences in providing a safe haven and secure base to others / Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver; 4. Mechanisms, mediators, and adaptive consequences of caregiving / Stephen W. Porges and C. Sue Carter -- Part 3. The Neuroscience of Caregiving Motivation: 5. The human caregiving system: a neuroscience model of compassionate motivation and behavior / Stephanie L. Brown, R. Michael Brown, and Stephanie D. Preton; 6. Neural circuits regulating maternal behavior: implications for understanding the neural basis of social cooperation and competition / Michael Numan; 7. Neuroscience of empathic responding / Jean Decety; 8. Parental and romantic attachment systems: neural circuits, genes, and experiential contributions to interpersonal engagement / James E. Swain -- Part 4. The Psychology of Caregiving Motivation: 9. Parental investment in caregiving relationships / Daphen B. Bugental, David A. Beaulieu, and Randy Corpuz; 10. The role of empathic emotions in caregiving: caring for pediatric cancer patients / Louis A. Penner, Felicity W.K. Harper, and Terrance L. Albrecht; 11. The costs and benefits of informal caregiving / Richard Schulz and Joan K. Monin; 12. Too close for comfort?: lessons from excesses and deficits of compassion in psychopathology / June Gruber and Dacher Keltner; 13. Egosystem and ecosystem: motivational perspective on caregiving / Jennifer Crocker and Amy Canevello; Caregiving in adult close relationships / Ellen Berscheid -- Part 5. Implications for Economics, Political Science, and Social Policy: 15. A new view of utility: maximizing "optimal investment" / Dylan M. Smith, Stephanie L. Brown, and Mary L. Rigdon; 16. Bringing neuroscience into political science: the caregiving system and human sociopolitical evolution / Judith S. Kullberg and J. David Singer; 17. Motivation and the delivery of social services / Julian Le Grand.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010048059
ISBN9780195388107 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0195388100 (hbk. : alk. paper)