Social incentives : a life-span developmental approach /

Social Incentives: A Life-Span Developmental Approach presents a developmental perspective about universal social goals, one that provides an examination of human motivation over the life span. The book aims to discover the kind of goals people display in their interactions with one another, how to...

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Main Authors: Veroff, Joseph, 1929-2007, Veroff, Joanne B. (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Academic Press, 1980.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Social Incentives: A Life-Span Developmental Approach presents a developmental perspective about universal social goals, one that provides an examination of human motivation over the life span. The book aims to discover the kind of goals people display in their interactions with one another, how to understand them, how are they acquired, and how do they help in understanding human social behavior. Discussions on the theory of social incentives from the point of view of developmental psychology; social motivations during the different stages of life; and the socialization process based on a l.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 311 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-303) and index.
ISBN:9780127187501
0127187502
1483264742
9781483264745