Personal Control, Social Control, and Altruism: Can Society Survive the Age of Individualism?.

Kanfer, Frederick H.

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Publication Date: 1979-Mar

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Personal Control, Social Control, and Altruism: Can Society Survive the Age of Individualism?

Kanfer, Frederick H.

American Psychologist, v34 n3 p231-39 Mar 1979

In this article, the development of egocentrically motivated altruism as one pragmatic alternative for regulation of the relationship between individuals and society is discussed in terms of its implications for clinical psychology. (Author/WI)

Descriptors: Altruism, Behavior Theories, Clinical Psychology, Environmental Influences, Individualism, Interpersonal Relationship, Prosocial Behavior, Self Control, Social Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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