Articles: Are You a Jerk at Work?
By Robert I. Sutton | Winter 2007-08Robert I. Sutton explains how to handle bullies in the office—and prevent your own “inner jerk” from getting out.
Tag: Cooperation
Tag: Cooperation
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Articles: Peace Among Primates
By Robert M. Sapolsky | Fall 2007Anyone who says peace is not part of human nature knows too little about primates, including ourselves.
Articles: Book Review: Evolution for Everyone
By Leif Hass | Fall 2007By David Sloan Wilson
Delacorte Press, 2007, 400 pages
Articles: Book Review: Alone Together
By Jeremy Adam Smith | Summer 2007By Paul R. Amato, Alan Booth, David R. Johnson, and Stacy J. Rogers
Harvard University Press, 2007, 336 pages
Articles: Book Review: Critical Lessons
By Matthew Wheeland | Fall/Winter 2006-07By Nel Noddings
Cambridge University Press, 2006, 319 pages
Articles: Handle with Care
By Nel Noddings | Spring/Summer 2006To deal with everyday ethical problems, kids need more than just a simple list of rules or virtues, argues Nel Noddings. They need chances to talk through their problems with caring and engaged adults.
Articles: The Evolution of Empathy
By Frans de Waal | Fall/Winter 2005-06We tend to think of empathy as a uniquely human trait. But it’s something apes and other animals demonstrate as well, says primatologist Frans de Waal. He shows how our evolutionary history suggests a deep-rooted propensity for feeling the emotions of others.
Articles: Feeling Like Partners
By Philip A. Cowan, Carolyn P. Cowan, Neera Mehta | Fall/Winter 2005-06When it comes to romantic relationships, empathy is essential, but it isn’t always easy, say family researchers Philip A. Cowan, Carolyn Pape Cowan, and Neera Mehta. They explain the obstacles couples face—and how to overcome them.
Articles: Gaming the School System
By Matthew Wheeland | Fall 2004Thanks to one program, students have found that resolving their differences can be all fun and games.
Articles: To Know You Is To Love You
By Lisa A. Neff, Benjamin R. Karney | Spring 2004Marriage researchers Benjamin R. Karney and Lisa A. Neff have found that compassionate spouses have longer, more supportive marriages. But to be a compassionate spouse, you need more than love.
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How to be a Happy Working Dad, Part One
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Free the Mind: Hope after Trauma
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Why We Cooperate
Nature and nurture interact to inform, and reform, cooperative behavior. Infants and apes are both able to share, but only the two-year-old will pick up that thing you dropped in front of her.
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