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altruism [al′tro̅o̅·iz′əm] a sense of unconditional concern for the welfare of others. It may be expressed at the level of the individual, the group, or the larger social system. It is one of the curative factors of participating in group therapy. altruistic, adj. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For one of the striking
conclusions of this sociological study of altruistic behavior among
non-Jewish Europeans toward Jews during the Holocaust is that the mildly
religious, not the very religious or the adamantly irreligious, were
least likely to show it. Even a neo-Darwinian commentator like Matt Ridley, who argues that
the biological selfishness of individual genes can still actually foster
cooperative and even altruistic behavior in the right social
environment, must concede that to shape our social environment in ways
that will elicit congenial behaviors while also suppressing certain
genetically-programmed traits of brutality, greed, and rapaciousness,
social engineers must deliberately propagate untruth. While research suggests that perspective
taking does not directly lead to altruistic behavior and that liking is
an important precursor to perspective taking, this information can be
useful. |
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