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| Title |
Social behavior in the “Age of Empathy”?—A social scientist's perspective on current trends in the behavioral sciences
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00236 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Svenja Matusall |
| Abstract |
Recently, several behavioral sciences became increasingly interested in investigating biological and evolutionary foundations of (human) social behavior. In this light, prosocial behavior is seen as a core element of human nature. A central role within this perspective plays the "social brain" that is not only able to communicate with the environment but rather to interact directly with other brains via neuronal mind reading capacities such as empathy. From the perspective of a sociologist, this paper investigates what "social" means in contemporary behavioral and particularly brain sciences. It will be discussed what "social" means in the light of social neuroscience and a glance into the history of social psychology and the brain sciences will show that two thought traditions come together in social neuroscience, combining an individualistic and an evolutionary notion of the "social." The paper concludes by situating current research on prosocial behavior in broader social discourses about sociality and society, suggesting that to naturalize prosocial aspects in human life is a current trend in today's behavioral sciences and beyond. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 32 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 22% |
| Canada | 3 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |
| Spain | 2 | 6% |
| Italy | 2 | 6% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Sweden | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 13 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 21 | 66% |
| Scientists | 5 | 16% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 13% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 47 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 45 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 11% |
| Professor | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 12 | 26% |
| Unknown | 8 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 12 | 26% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 11% |
| Arts and Humanities | 3 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 26% |
| Unknown | 9 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 35. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 December 2017.
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