Your Brain on Altruism
The Power of Connection and Community during Times of Crisis
Seiten
2025
University of California Press (Verlag)
9780520397606 (ISBN)
University of California Press (Verlag)
9780520397606 (ISBN)
In an era when "self-care" often revolves around consumption and profit, a health and science journalist emphasizes the genuine health advantages of a culture of caring.
Helping others can enhance our physical and mental well-being, boost resilience, and nurture a sense of fulfillment and connection beyond crises. In Your Brain on Altruism, health and science journalist Nicole Karlis delves into the science behind generosity and the benefits of fostering a culture of care for our health. She explores cutting-edge research on the sociology and psychology of altruism, revealing how acts of kindness during crises—such as COVID-19, natural disasters, and wars—inspire people to set aside differences and help one another.
Through interviews with innovators creating infrastructures for social connection—from a former entrepreneur leading a social prescribing movement, to doctors prescribing volunteer work and acts of kindness—Karlis shows how we all can contribute to cultivating kindness. A powerful call for a culture of caring, this book urges us to see taking care of one another as a social strength. By embracing this mindset and viewing ourselves as stewards of kindness, we can combat the epidemic of loneliness and build a more compassionate and resilient society.
Helping others can enhance our physical and mental well-being, boost resilience, and nurture a sense of fulfillment and connection beyond crises. In Your Brain on Altruism, health and science journalist Nicole Karlis delves into the science behind generosity and the benefits of fostering a culture of care for our health. She explores cutting-edge research on the sociology and psychology of altruism, revealing how acts of kindness during crises—such as COVID-19, natural disasters, and wars—inspire people to set aside differences and help one another.
Through interviews with innovators creating infrastructures for social connection—from a former entrepreneur leading a social prescribing movement, to doctors prescribing volunteer work and acts of kindness—Karlis shows how we all can contribute to cultivating kindness. A powerful call for a culture of caring, this book urges us to see taking care of one another as a social strength. By embracing this mindset and viewing ourselves as stewards of kindness, we can combat the epidemic of loneliness and build a more compassionate and resilient society.
Nicole Karlis is a health and science journalist. Her work has been published in Salon, The New York Times, Marie Claire, and The Bold Italic.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue
I · Caring in Crisis
1 The Disaster Effect
2 Bounded Solidarity
3 The Loneliness Crisis
4 The Coregulation Fix
II · The Alchemy of Altruism
5 The Kindness Intervention
6 Better Together
7 The Mālama Mindset
8 Volunteering for All
9 Why Mattering Matters
III · Sustaining Systemic Caring
10 The Power of Empathy
11 Nature’s Fire Extinguisher
12 When You Can’t Give, Witness
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.02.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Berkerley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 318 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9780520397606 / 9780520397606 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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