Altruism in cross-cultural perspective /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Other Authors:	Vakoch, Douglas A.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Springer, [2013]
Series:	International and cultural psychology series.
Subjects:	Altruism. Cross-Cultural Comparison. Ethnopsychology. Altruism > Cross-cultural studies. PSYCHOLOGY / Personality. Applied psychology. Psychology. Cross Cultural Psychology. Philosophy of Biology. Biological Psychology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Altruism in Its Personal, Social, and Cultural Contexts: An Introduction / Juris G. Draguns
Conceptual Aspects of Altruism in Cross-Cultural Contexts / Sandi W. Smith, Maria Knight Lapinski
Cross-Cultural Variation in Altruism: Traditional Parental Manipulation and Ancestor-Descendant Conflict / Kathryn Coe, Craig T. Palmer
Guatemalan Adolescents' Reports of Helping in Urban and Rural Mayan Communities / Judith L. Gibbons
Do We Really Like the Kind Girls and Animals?: Cross-Cultural Analysis of Altruism in Folktales / Alexandra Arkhipova, Artem Kozmin
Cultural Values and Volunteering: A Cross-Cultural Perspective / Henrietta Grönlund
Daoism and Altruism: A China-USA Perspective / Yueh-Ting Lee, Wenting Chen, Sydney Xinni Chan
Altruism in Indian Religions: Embracing the Biosphere / Abhik Gupta
Altruism, Renouncing the Renunciant: A Discussion on Desire and Selflessness / Sangeetha Menon
Spiritual Transformation and Healing: Is Altruism Integral? / Joan Koss-Chioino
Altruism in Human Ritual / Garry Chick
Epilogue / Lewis Aptekar
Afterword / Stephen G. Post, Matthew T. Lee.