The problem of institutional altruism is one of the central issues of sociology(Merton, 1982). Institutional altruism is an important feature as a returning benefits mechanism to those who help. This happens all the time at the human relationships level (for example: in the case of mutual...

Merton (1982) analysed professional altruism in the context of the process of the institutionalisation of altruism in society and developed a typology of altruistic behaviour. The sample comprised 57 inclusive education teachers (all of whom were women aged 30–55 years old). Amongst the 57...

The article is devoted to the investigation of the problem of identification the psychological factors of effective social positioning of the personality. The object of our research is the altruistic relationship between people, which have the high potential for achieving effective social...

The report deal with the analysis of Herbert Spencer's approach to altruism and altruistic love. H. Spencer's approach emphasizes the social significance of love in its egoistic version. According to H. Spencer altruism is the result of social evolution and mix in large extent with egoism on the...

The article presents a theoretical framework of analysis dealtruization as a new social phenomenon in the knowledge society. The term "altruization" was introduced by Pitirim Sorokin. According to Sorokin`s point of view, individual altruization is possible only through altruization by groups or...