Cooperation - The Basis of Sociability (Hardcover)

Man is often said to be a social animal but what does that mean? Michael Argyle believes that one of the most important components - our capacity to co-operate - has been overlooked and that the whole notion of co-operation has not been properly understood. Critical of earlier approaches, he puts forward a new and extended understanding of what co-operation consists of. He offers new solutions to intergroup and other social problems and gives a new look at language and communication as a co-operative enterprise.