Altruism in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Doing for others--altruism--is arguably one of the most human of our activities. Arguable too are the origins of altruism: biology, psychology, culture, all of the above? Researchers have been exploring all three in intriguing lines of inquiry. But as the world grows smaller, culture grows as a majo...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Σειρά: | International and Cultural Psychology,
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Altruism in Its Personal, Social, and Cultural Contexts: An Introduction
- Conceptual Aspects of Altruism in Cross-cultural Contexts.- Cross-cultural Variation in Altruism: Traditional Parental Manipulation and Ancestor-Descendant Conflict
- Guatemalan Adolescents’ Reports of Helping in Urban and Rural Mayan Communities
- Do We Really Like the Kind Girls and Animals?: Cross-cultural Analysis of Altruism in Folktales
- Cultural Values and Volunteering: A Cross-cultural Perspective
- Daoism and Altruism: A China-USA Perspective
- Altruism in Indian Religions: Embracing the Biosphere
- Altruism—Renouncing the Renunciant: A Discussion on Desire and Selflessness
- Spiritual Transformation and Healing: Is Altruism Integral?
- Altruism in Human Ritual
- Epilogue. To Give or Not to Give: Confessions of a Humanitarian Aid Worker. .
