Psychology of Gift-Giving

AvBernd Stauss

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

Thus, gift giving is by no means always associated with joy, but also with stress in the search for a perfect gift and disappointment when gifts fail.The book presents central results of psychological research on gift-giving.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-01-05
Mått:127 x 203 x 14 mm
Vikt:224 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:180
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783662663929
Originaltitel:Das perfekte Geschenk

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Socialpsykologi och gruppsykologi inom Psykologi och pedagogik

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. em. Bernd Stauss held the Chair of Service Management at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.

Innehållsförteckning

Gift giving: joy, duty and frustration.- Gift and counter-gift: the reciprocity rule.- The valuation of the gift: the recipient decides, not the giver.- The financial value of the gift: can't buy me love?- The emotional value of the gift: empathy, surprise, sacrifice.- Gifts as information media: what they say about the giver and the relationship with the recipient.- Gifts in romantic relationships: what enhances and what weakens the relationship?- Gifts to different recipients: who gets anything at all and how much?- Difficult givers and recipients: risk reduction strategies.- Cash gifts and vouchers: when are they taboo and when are they welcome?- Handling over and receiving the gift: the moment of truth.- Gifts and gender: Santa Claus is a woman.- Gifts and culture: what applies globally and what regionally?.