The study of altruism, morality, and social solidarity is an emerging field of scholarship and research in sociology. This handbook will function as a foundational source for this subject matter and field, and as an impetus to its further development.
Author Biography:
Jeffrey C. Alexander, Yale University, USA Sorcha A. Brophy, Yale University, USA Peter Callero, Western Oregon University, USA Alexander Gofman, National Research University, Russia Steven Hitlin, University of Iowa, USA Vincent Jeffries, California State University, Northridge. Pavel Krotov, Pitirim A. Sorokin Foundation Matthew T. Lee, University of Akron, USA Margarita A. Mooney, Yale University, USA Lawrence T. Nichols, West Virginia University, USA Patricia Lengermann, George Washington University, USA Gillian Niebrugge, George Washington University, USA Stephen Post, Stony Brook University, USA Paul G. Schervish, Boston College, USA Christian Smith, University of Notre Dame, USA Katherine Sorrell, University of Notre Dame, USA Jan E. Stets, University of California-Riverside, USA Kevin McCaffree, University of California-Riverside, USA Edward A. Tiryakian, Duke University, USA Jonathan H. Morgan, Duke University, USA Jonathan H. Turner, University of California-Riverside, USA Raquel Weiss, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Paulo Peres, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
