Altruism in Cross-Cultural Perspective

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Vakoch, Douglas A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: International and Cultural Psychology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Biology > Philosophy.; Biological psychology.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Philosophy of Biology.; Biological Psychology.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.    .