Description
Book SynopsisA compilation of works from prominent researchers, promoting both a panoramic and multilevel understanding of this complex construct, with focus on power as a cause of social ills and remedies to prevent corruption and abuse.
Trade Review'An interesting analysis of power and corruption. The authors outline remarkably comprehensively the progression from use to the abuse of power. While informing people of the dangers of corruption, the book will also help to reinforce the struggle against it.' - Dr. Peter Eigen, Chairman, Transparency International
Table of ContentsIntroduction, J. Bargh and A. Lee-Chai
I. PowerWithin the Mind
Unconscious Sources of Power Abuse and Corruption-J. Bargh
The Many Faces of Power: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-D. Bugental
From Moses to Marcos: Individual Differences in the Use and Abuse of Power-A. Lee-Chai, S. Chen, and T. Chartrand
Motivations to Help Others: An Aspect of Power Motivation (or Intimacy Motivation)? I. Frieze, L. Schmidt, and B. Boneva.
II. Power BetweenIndividuals
The Effect of Power on Stereotyping-S. T. Fiske
Using Power - Newton's Second Law-D. Kipnis
Getting What They Came For: How the Dynamics of Power Influence Agenda Setting and Outcomes in Social Interactions-M. Snyder and M. Kiviniemi
III. Powerand Groups
Confucianism, "Jen," and the Benevolent Use of Power: The Interdependent Self as a "Psychological Contract" that Prevents the Exploitation of Others-W. Gardner and E. Seeley
Power Interaction Model: Theory, Methodology, and Practice-M. Koslowsky and J. Schwarzwald
Influence Tactics in Organizations from a Social Expectancy Perspective-B. Barry
Social Identity, Leadership, and Power-M. A. Hogg and S. Reid
IV. Power in Society
Power/Interaction and Interpersonal Influence: Multimethod Analyses, B. Raven
The Two Faces of Adam and Eve: Maternalism and Paternalism in Communal Relationships, F. Pratto and A. Walker
Cloaking Power: Legitimizing Myths and the Psychology of the Advantaged, E. Chen and T. Tyler. Fighting Corruption, P. Eigen.
