Kindness: a Sociological Approach to Understanding Why People and Communities are Compassionate

In a world full of news and social media commentary about callousness, cruelty, and killings, it would seem that these are inherent and indefatigable qualities of humanity. But most people, most of the time, are kind. This course examines kindness from sociological perspectives as well as ideas and evidence from psychology, social psychology, anthropology, biology, and zoology. These questions will be addressed: What is kindness? Why are people and communities kind? Are animals kind? Why does kindness not get more attention?

Tutor: Peter Morrall BA MSc PhD PGCE

Term: Spring

Day: Saturday

Time: 10am-1pm

Start Date: 03 February 2024

No. of weeks: 1

Full fee: £28 

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