Altruism and Health

Altruism and Health
Author :
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 488
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015069316183
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Altruism and Health by : Stephen Garrard Post

Download or read book Altruism and Health written by Stephen Garrard Post and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


Altruism and Health Related Books

Altruism and Health
Language: en
Pages: 488
Authors: Stephen Garrard Post
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The book provides heuristic models, from evolution and neuroscience, to explain the association between altruism and health, and examine potential public health
Altruism in Humans
Language: en
Pages: 336
Authors: Charles Daniel Batson
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Authored by the world's leading scholar on altruism, and based on decades of research, this landmark work is an authoritative scholarly resource on the theory s
Pathological Altruism
Language: en
Pages: 494
Authors: Barbara Oakley
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-01-05 - Publisher: OUP USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Pathological Altruism is a groundbreaking new book - the first to explore the negative aspects of altruism and empathy, seemingly uniformly positive traits. In
High Octane Women
Language: en
Pages: 226
Authors: Sherrie Bourg Carter, M.D.
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-02-02 - Publisher: Prometheus Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this authoritative, well-researched book, full of helpful insights and practical advice, a psychologist draws on more than 15 years experience and expertise
Altruism in Later Life
Language: en
Pages: 298
Authors: Elizabeth Midlarsky
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 1994-08-17 - Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Why are the elderly so often perceived as burdensome and unproductive members of our society? Altruism in Later Life explores and refutes this view with cogent,