Altruism and prosocial behavior in groups / edited by Shane R. Thye, Edward J. Lawler.

Includes bibliographical references.

List of contributors -- Preface -- Empathy-induced altruism : a threat to the collective good / C. Daniel Batson and Nadia Y. Ahmad -- The problem of social order : egoism or autonomy? / Arnout van de Rijt and Michael W. Macy -- Common fate, crisis, and cooperation in social dilemmas / Jane Sell and Tony P. Love -- Sex differences in cooperation and prosocial behavior / Brent Simpson and Mark Van Vugt -- Differentiating between grateful and indebted reactions to receiving help / Rebecca Schaumberg and Francis J. Flynn -- A status theory of collective action / Robb Willer -- Prosocial behavior across cultures : the effects of institutional versus generalized trust / Kyle Irwin -- Metanorm expectations : determining what to sanction / Christine Horne [and others].