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"Social Preferences: An Introduction to Behavioural Economics and Experimental Research" by M. Drouvelis is a concise and comprehensive book that serves as an introduction to the field of behavioral economics and experimental research. The book covers various topics such as social preferences, economic experiments, trust games, public good games, leadership, sanctions in public good games, and cross-cultural studies. It provides a convenient map for beginners in the field and includes supplementary material for experimental instructions and design. While the book lacks in-depth methodological discussion and meta-studies usage, it is still a valuable resource for those interested in behavioral economics. [Extracted from the article]

The book review discusses "Learning Without Lessons: Pedagogy in Indigenous Communities" by David Lancy. The author challenges the dominant scientific framework of child development, which is based on Eurocentric and adultist assumptions. Lancy explores Indigenous pedagogy, highlighting the belief that children should be autonomous and their learning self-initiated. He contrasts this with contemporary Western pedagogies that abstract learning from subsistence or economic production and impose rigid hierarchies. The review emphasizes the importance of anthropology in understanding diverse perspectives on childhood and recommends Lancy's book as a valuable resource. [Extracted from the article]

"Pox Romana: The plague that shook the Roman world" by Colin Elliott is a new book that explores the impact of the Antonine plague on the Roman Empire. The author argues that the epidemic marked a turning point in the empire's decline, challenging the traditional view of this period as a golden age. Elliott examines the economic and social consequences of the plague, as well as the Roman government's response to the crisis. The book also reassesses the robustness of the Roman economy and its growth potential. Overall, "Pox Romana" offers new insights into this understudied period of ancient history. [Extracted from the article]

The book "Ten psychological foundations of helping behavior" edited by Belén Mesurado addresses topics such as prosociality, empathy, compassion, moral reasoning, and gratitude. Each chapter focuses on a specific theme and provides a detailed description, including its development, evaluation, and intervention. The book features contributions from several academics with experience in psychology in Ibero-America and Italy. Additionally, the book "From distance to relationship: pedagogy and helping relationship in emergencies" by Marisa Musaio reflects on the importance of building relationships based on closeness and assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Extracted from the article]

Preston argues that the advantage would also accrue to rats that have not yet given birth and to male helpers at the nest; she thus maintains that the altruistic urge is an instinct hardwired in rat species and other mammals. Preston has produced an interesting and well-documented theory of human altruistic behavior, which might profitably be augmented by Darwin's own account of moral capacity. Pup retrieval and care activity is Preston's model for the altruistic urge in mammals, including humans. [Extracted from the article]

Above all, this handbook very much "does what it says on the tin" - comprehensively covering the relevant topics and issues that matter when getting to grips with what critical thinking, approaches, and analyses can offer to social psychology. The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Social Psychology: edited by B. Gough. In this Handbook, Brendan Gough has brought together many (if not most) of the brightest and the best scholars working critically on the various topics and issues of social psychology, its established and emerging research methods, and its diverse applications. [Extracted from the article]

Smith D.H.: Determinants of Individual Prosociality and of Collective Social Solidarity-Cohesion: A Literature Review: Koninklijke Brill NV, The Netherlands, 2019, 149 pp., $84 Pivotal to the author's argument is the need to develop a distinctive definition of Social Solidarity-Cohesion that takes in psychological or biological factors as important aspects of explaining human social solidarity alongside sociological factors. Smith begins the book with the analysis and illustration of key definitions of sociality, prosociality and social solidarity to then apply the Individual-System-Level General S-Theory of Human Behavior to explain human individual prosociality activities. [Extracted from the article]

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The article reviews the book "Transforming Behaviour: Pro-social Modelling in Practice," by Sally Cherry.

The article reviews the book "Prosocial Motives, Emotions, and Behavior: The Better Angels of Our Nature," edited by Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver.

The article reviews the book "The Psychology of Prosocial Behavior: Group Processes, Intergroup Relations and Helping," edited by Stefan Stürmer and Mark Snyder.

The article reviews the television show "Deserving Design," which stars designer Vern Yip and helps redesigns homes for deserving families.

The article reviews the book "Transforming Behaviour: Pro-Social Modelling in Practice," by Sally Cherry.