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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Social_Psychology_and_Personality/Together_-_The_Science_of_Social_Psychology_(Noba)/07%3A_POSITIVE_RELATIONSHIPS/7.02%3A_CooperationHumans are social animals. This means we work together in groups to achieve goals that benefit everyone. From building skyscrapers to delivering packages to remote island nations, modern life requires...Humans are social animals. This means we work together in groups to achieve goals that benefit everyone. From building skyscrapers to delivering packages to remote island nations, modern life requires that people cooperate with one another. However, people are also motivated by self-interest, which often stands as an obstacle to effective cooperation. This module explores the concept of cooperation and the processes that both help and hinder it.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Psychology/Introductory_Psychology/Psychology_(Noba)/Chapter_11%3A_Social_Part_I/11.06%3A_CooperationHumans are social animals. This means we work together in groups to achieve goals that benefit everyone. From building skyscrapers to delivering packages to remote island nations, modern life requires...Humans are social animals. This means we work together in groups to achieve goals that benefit everyone. From building skyscrapers to delivering packages to remote island nations, modern life requires that people cooperate with one another. However, people are also motivated by self-interest, which often stands as an obstacle to effective cooperation. This module explores the concept of cooperation and the processes that both help and hinder it.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Under_Construction/Purgatory/Book%3A_American_Government_(OpenStax)/10%3A_Interest_Groups_and_Lobbying/10.03%3A__Collective_Action_and_Interest_Group_FormationThe answer is that they likely prefer to do something else and realize they can receive the same grade as the rest of the group without contributing to the effort. In 2014, Ferguson, Missouri, erupted...The answer is that they likely prefer to do something else and realize they can receive the same grade as the rest of the group without contributing to the effort. In 2014, Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in protests and riots following a decision not to indict Darren Wilson, a white police officer, in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, who had allegedly been involved in a theft at a local convenience store and ended up in a dispute with the officer.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/American_Government_3e_(OpenStax)/10%3A_Interest_Groups_and_Lobbying/10.03%3A__Collective_Action_and_Interest_Group_FormationSome argue that the United States is a nation of immigrants, whereas others demonstrate in support of greater restrictions on immigration. (credit "Peace": modification of "Minneapolis protest against...Some argue that the United States is a nation of immigrants, whereas others demonstrate in support of greater restrictions on immigration. (credit "Peace": modification of "Minneapolis protest against Arizona immigrant law SB 1070" by Fibonacci Blue/Flickr, CC BY; credit "We Are Not": modification of "We Are Not Criminals" by Michael Righi/Flickr, CC BY; credit "Secure": modification of "Immigration Protest" by Travis Wise/Flickr, CC BY; credit "Stop": modification of "Protest by the Tea Partie…
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/Introduction_to_Comparative_Government_and_Politics_(Bozonelos_et_al.)/09%3A_Collective_Action_and_Social_Movements/9.02%3A_Frameworks_for_collective_actionSuch individuals are disinclined to organize and contribute to the production of a public or collective good because each individual has incentives to stand by and let others do the hard work of achie...Such individuals are disinclined to organize and contribute to the production of a public or collective good because each individual has incentives to stand by and let others do the hard work of achieving the goal, then enjoy the fruits of that collective good once provided.
