Research Projects
- Science of Generosity: Causes, Manifestations and Consequences of Generous Behaviors
- The Social Contagion of Generosity
- The Family Cycle of Kindness and Generosity
- Religious Institutions and Generosity: Catholicism and Islam
- The Inherent Sociality of Giving and Altruism
- Attachment Formation, Compassion and Generosity
- Does Microfinancing Promote Generosity?
- The Foundations of Marital Generosity
- The Neural Circuitry Underlying Altruistic Behavior
- Generosity from an Intercultural Perspective
- The Causes and Effects of Workplace Generosity
- The Causes of Intergenerational Generosity
- The Development of Prosocial Behavior
- The Socioeconomic Basis of Generosity in Britain
Tag Archives: generosity
How good is good enough?
OK… So What Now? is a series of first person investigations into the moral and ethical challenges of leading an examined life. Each episode centers around one dilemma from our modern life, and features interviews with guests who have some … Continue reading
Posted in Decisionmaking, Intergenerational Causes of Generosity, Prosocial behavior, The Development of Prosocial Behavior, Uncategorized
Tagged decisionmaking, generosity, giving
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A researcher’s interest in child generosity
My first research project was about the development of values―how (and whether) values are transmitted from one generation to the other. My dissertation advisor, Shalom Schwartz, suggested that we add to the study measures of adolescent behaviors, to exemplify the … Continue reading
How one research group got interested in generosity research
Our interest in generosity was sparked by our earlier research in Kolkata, India, where we found that micro-finance group meetings seemed to affect household outcomes through social as well as financial channels . This got us thinking about the various … Continue reading
Posted in The Effects of Microfinancing
Tagged generosity, micro-financing, risk-sharing, social networks
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Generosity, Islam and Catholicism
I became interested in generosity while studying efforts of Muslim groups in some Western European countries to obtain permission for Islamic burials in public cemeteries, and to obtain permission to build full service community mosques. I wondered to what extent … Continue reading
Posted in Generosity in Islam and Catholicism
Tagged Catholicism, generosity, Islam, religion, sacrifice
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New Science of Generosity Blog
Welcome to the the Science of Generosity blogsite, where you can now learn more about the 14 research projects we’re supporting and conducting, and discuss them with other visitors. Soon the principal investigators on those projects will begin to contribute … Continue reading
Posted in Understanding Generosity
Tagged generosity, generosityresearch.nd.edu, notre dame, research, science
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