The literature on altruism in social psychology, and to a lesser degree in sociology,
economics, political behavior and sociobiology since the early 1980's is reviewed. The …

Written by four leading researchers in the study of prosocial behavior, this book introduces a
new perspective on prosocial behavior for the 21st century. Building on the bystander …

Prosocial behavior represents a broad category of actions that are “defined by society as
generally beneficial to other people and to the ongoing political system”(Piliavin, Dovidio …

Implications of cultural accommodation–hybridization were explored within the framework of
individualism–collectivism. Individualism highlights the personal and centralizes individuals …

Americans' participation in community and civic activities has declined over the last several
decades. This article describes a project in which social work faculty, practitioners, and …

Discusses theoretical problems concerning the concept of role taking. Problems addressed
include failing to distinguish between developmental and adult socialization perspectives …

We are all members of groups, as well as separate individuals. Being a member of a group
means sharing something with other members of the group. Durkheim's (1899/1947) classic …

In this chapter, I join an ongoing conversation about children's rights that challenges
dominant legal discussions. The most common approaches to children's rights conceive of …

This is a case study of the Buddhist Tzu-Chi Association in Taiwan, a volunteer, charitable
organization that has been expanding rapidly in recent years. From the case of Tzu-Chi, this …

This study's purpose was to increase understanding and meaning of the lived experience of
moral commitment as practiced by participants at the time of the study, not in retrospective …