An Overview of Current Psychological Theory and Research on Altruism and Prosocial Behavior

With Service in Mind Concepts and Models for Service-Learning in Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 19-34

  Kitzrow, Martha A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781003448754-2     Document Type: Chapter

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