Family bonding and children's altruism.

• Main Authors: Law, Xue Fen., Tan, Felicia Li Xuan., Tay, Gina Pei Ru., Yeo, Stephanie Yan.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social behavior; DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50771
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nurture aspect of altruism, in other words the correlation between the intensity of family bonding and the level of altruism displayed in children. As such, this paper conducts a series of experimental games involving the Dictator’s Game and Ultimatum...