Altruism in Cross-Cultural Perspective

16.05.2013

Englisch

9781461469513

Springer US

International and Cultural Psychology

Nein

180

Gebundene Ausgabe

Douglas A. Vakoch is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, as well as Director of Interstellar Message Composition at the SETI Institute. His research spans the fields of psychology, anthropology, and space sciences, and his books include Psychology of Space Exploration: Contemporary Research in Historical Perspective (NASA, 2011), On Orbit and Beyond: Psychological Perspectives on Human Spaceflight (Springer, 2012), Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication (NASA, 2012), Astrobiology, History, and Society: Extraterrestrial Life and the Impact of Discovery (Springer, 2013), and Between Worlds: The Art and Science of Interstellar Message Composition (MIT Press, 2013). Dr. Vakoch chaired the symposium ―Altruism in Cross-Cultural Perspective‖ at the 34th Annual Conference of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, which brought together researchers from anthropology, psychology, sociology, medicine, and public health for the first in-depth discussion of altruism across cultures. He has been a faculty participant in two separate month-long summer seminars sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation: ―Biology and Purpose: Altruism, Morality, and Human Nature in Evolutionary Theory‖ and ―Works of Love: Scientific and Theological Perspectives on Altruism.‖ Dr. Vakoch has served on the Executive Committee of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, which brings together psychologists, anthropologists, and other social scientists to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and research. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Ecopsychology, and he serves as general editor for Berghahn Books’ Ecofeminist Theory and Practice Series, which includes his own book, Ecofeminism and Rhetoric: Critical Perspectives on Sex, Technology, and Discourse (2011).

Altruism across Social Groups, Altruism in human ritual, Altruism in religion, Altruism in ritual, Altruistic Behavior, Altruistic Behavior Coding Scheme, Cross-Cultural Research, Cross-cultural research on altruism, Daosit Altruism, Dualistic Cosmogonies, Genesis and Evolution of Altruistic Motifs, Human Altruism, Indian perspectives on selflessness, National Altruism Study, Spiritual Altruism, Wateristic Personality, altruistic stories, cross-cultural commonalities, oral narratives

JMH - Sozialpsychologie QD - Philosophie PS - Biologie, Biowissenschaften JMM - Biopsychologie, Physiologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie

235 mm

15.5 cm