Why we act turning bystanders into moral rebels
"Now and then, we hear about everyday heroes riding to the rescue when they see someone suffering or being harassed. But most bystanders don't intervene. Catherine Sanderson turns to cutting-edge research in social psychology and neuroscience to explain why we so often fail to act and offe...
| Main Author: | Sanderson, Catherine Ashley, 1968- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge, Massachusetts :
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
2020.
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| Summary: |
"Now and then, we hear about everyday heroes riding to the rescue when they see someone suffering or being harassed. But most bystanders don't intervene. Catherine Sanderson turns to cutting-edge research in social psychology and neuroscience to explain why we so often fail to act and offers practical strategies to nudge us into being brave"-- |
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| Physical Description: |
xii, 259 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780674241831 0674241835 |