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Psychological interest in religion, in terms of both theory and empirical research, has been constant since the beginning of psychology. However, since the beginning of the 21st Century, partially due to important social and political events and developments, interest in religion within personality and social psychology has increased.This volume reviews the accumulated research and theory on the major aspects of personality and social psychology as applied to religion. It provides a high quality integrative, systematic, and rigorous review of that work, with a focus on top

How can the stunning diversity of social systems and behaviours seen in nature be explained? Drawing on social evolution theory, experimental evidence and studies conducted in the field, this book outlines the fundamental principles of social evolution underlying this phenomenal richness.To succeed in the competition for resources, organisms may either 'race' to be quicker than others, 'fight' for privileged access, or 'share' their efforts and gains. The authors show how the ecology and intrinsic attributes of organisms select for each of these strategies, and how a handful of straightforward concepts explain the evolution of successful decision rules in behavioural interactions, whether among members of the same or different species. With a broad focus ranging from microorganisms to humans, this is the first book to provide students and researchers with a comprehensive account of the evolution of sociality by natural selection.

"This book analyzes human behaviour from an individual and collective perspective. Based on cutting-edge research, each chapter is focused on modelling economic and social behaviour at different fields and environments. The decision making process of individuals and also organizations is modelled applying innovative quantitative and qualitative approaches, explaining by their forecasted results the consequences to the specific environment of organizations. Stakeholders such as competition, customers, providers, communities, public authorities are affected by individual and organizational behavior. The book comprises the most relevant topics of current times. Researches challenged the reader by the approaches followed when presenting their works by in sighting the pillars of western societies: family, education, healthcare, culture, citizenship security, demographics, competitiveness in the framework of Europe, good and service markets, financial markets. This book offers an overview of trendy issues arising worldwide, offering a real and applicable answers to socio-economic dilemmas."