This research focused on the modes of distributive justice employed by individuals differing in the maturity of their moral judgments. Distinctions were made between five modes of distribution response: self interest, parity, equity, social responsibility, and individual responsibility. (MS)

The sustained altruism of volunteers at a telephone crisis-counseling agency was examined. The rate of sustained altruism of normative volunteers in highly cohesive training groups was increased to a level comparable to that of autonomous volunteers, while the altruism of autonomous volunteers was not affected by the training group experience.…

Presents suggestions of what teachers and employees of welfare organizations can do to encourage people's observance of "Be Kind to Animals Week." Includes places to go, people to see, and things to do. (BC)

Examined the influence of chumship relationships and altruistic behavior on loneliness in 116 students aged 12-14 who completed four measures. Results indicated that chumship relationships did not account for differences in loneliness. Students reporting close chumship and weak altruistic behavior were loneliest. (JAC)

This textbook is designed to present to its readers a few examples from the work of the English novelist Charles Dickens and to develop in them a profound interest in his varied writings. Preceding each selection is a note on the book from which the extract has been taken. With some abridgments, the author's diction has been carefully followed. In…

This discussion assumes a broader conception of morality than that related to sex or perhaps fringe reference to such matters as lying or stealing. (Author/CB)

The central question researched was whether transients--hippies--communicate in a way that is negative and harmful, or whether, consistent with their rhetoric, they project warmth, love, and understanding in their interpersonal relationships. (Author)

Reports two studies examining the age/generosity relationship in children five to ten years old. With data gathered both cross-sectionally and longitudinally, studies demonstrated the existence of a nonlinear as well as a linear trend. (Author/MP)

The current U.S. policy in El Salvador is strikingly similar to Coolidge's methods of countering revolutionary activity in that area 55 years ago. The current policy is neither in the moral nor pragmatic interests of the United States, let alone the interests of the Central American people. (SR)

The most obvious clue of the general absence of prosociality in social studies texts is the general omission of prosocial concepts in their organizing frameworks. Practical ideas for infusing social studies curricula with prosocial content are presented. (RM)

Two studies investigated the effects of altruistic outcomes on self-control in a modified delay-of-gratification paradigm. Subjects were 120 preschool children in the first study and 34 preschoolers in the second. (Author/CM)

Results showed that short-term low-warmth inductions produced more charitability in second and fifth graders than short-term high-warmth inductions and that instructions encouraging charitability produced more generosity than selfish or permissive instructions. In addition, girls were found to be more generous overall than boys. (JMB)

Relates Bowlby's original conceptualization of attachment to recently developed theories subsumed under the label of sociobiology. (MP)

Outlines a method of teaching "To Kill a Mockingbird" along with the study of poetry. Notes that this method allows students to consider the themes of courage and developing compassion. Concludes that teaching such a multigenre unit allows students to look for connections among fact and fiction, the past and present, their own lives and…