Together : the rituals, pleasures, and politics of cooperation / Richard Sennett.

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Sennett, Richard, 1943- aut

Title & Author:

Together : the rituals, pleasures, and politics of cooperation / Richard Sennett.

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Description:

xi, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-302) and index.
Introduction: The cooperative frame of mind -- pt. 1: Cooperation shaped. "The social question" : reformers in Paris explore a puzzle ; The fragile balance : competition and cooperation in nature and culture ; The "great unsettling" : how the Reformation transformed cooperation -- pt. 2: Cooperation weakened. Inequality : imposed and absorbed in childhood ; The social triangle : how social relations become embittered at work ; The uncooperative self : the psychology of withdrawal -- pt. 3: Cooperation strengthened. The workshop : making and repairing ; Everyday diplomacy : Reformation conversations put to practical use ; The community : practising commitment ; Coda: Montaigne's cat.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Discusses why people tend to avoid social engagement with those unlike themselves, why increased cooperation is necessary to make society prosper, and the skills necessary for strengthening cooperation.

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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0300116330 (hardcover)
9780300116335 (hardcover)
0300188285 (paperback)
9780300188288 (paperback)

Subject:

Cooperation.
Cooperativeness.
Social acceptance.
Social adjustment.
Cooperativeness Psychological aspects.
Cooperativeness Social aspects.
Cooperativeness Moral and ethical aspects.
Cooperative Behavior
Social Adjustment
Coopération (Psychologie)
Acceptation sociale.
Adaptation sociale.
Coopération (Psychologie) Aspect psychologique.
Coopération (Psychologie) Aspect social.
Coopération (Psychologie) Aspect moral.
Kooperation
Gesellschaft
Kultur
Sozialverhalten
Sozialer Austausch
Gemeinschaft
Samenwerking.
Entwicklungszusammenarbeit.
Akzeptanz.
Gruppendynamik.
Wirtschaftssoziologie.

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.
Geschiedenis (vorm)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 276398
Call No.: NA44.S478.A35 2012
Status: Available

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