Self-sacrifice among strangers has more to do with nurture than nature
Monday, October 12, 2009 - 14:49
in Psychology & Sociology
Socially learned behavior and belief are much better candidates than genetics to explain the self-sacrificing behavior we see among strangers in societies, from soldiers to blood donors to those who contribute to food banks. This is the conclusion of a study by Adrian V. Bell and colleagues from the University of California Davis in the Oct.