Life’s About Change. How Relations Transform Individual Attitudes, Choices and Behaviors

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RIVISTA INTERNAZIONALE DI SCIENZE SOCIALI

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RIVISTA INTERNAZIONALE DI SCIENZE SOCIALI - 2017 - 3

Title

Life’s About Change. How Relations Transform Individual Attitudes, Choices and Behaviors

Authors

Simona Beretta, Mario A. Maggioni

Publisher

Vita e Pensiero

Format

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Online from

10-2017

Issn

0035-676X (print) | 1827-7918 (digital)

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Searching for escapes from the ‘‘algorithmic cage’’ of homo economicus, experimental and behavioral economics appear as a step towards the ‘‘whole breadth of reason’’ highlighting the role of interpersonal relation in human decisions and actions. We explore how individual choices, attitudes and traits change over a congruous period of time, due to exposure to an intense relational experience within a caring community. We apply a longitudinal empirical framework of analysis, encompassing behavioral games, textual analysis and psychological validated tests to three ongoing research projects at CSCC-UCSC, involving ex-addicted persons in Italian rehab communities; Californian state prisoners attending the GRIP program; and schoolchildren under AVSI Distance Support in Goma, DRC.