Samuel Oliner is emeritus professor of sociology and director of the Altruistic Personality and Prosocial Behavior Institute at Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif. Oliner co-founded the institute in 1982 to study altruism and seek ways to enhance altruism and prosocial behavior in society. A native of Poland, Oliner was rescued by a non-Jewish family at age 12 and has made a lifelong study of altruism. The Altruistic Personality: Rescuers of Jews in Nazi Europe (Free Press) was published in 1988. Do Unto Others: Extraordinary Acts of Ordinary People (Westview Press, 2004) explores what gives an individual a sense of responsibility, what leads to the development of care and compassion, and what it means to put the welfare of others ahead of one’s own.
| Website | http://www.humboldt.edu/altruism/samuel.html |
| Email address | spo1@humboldt.edu |
| Phone number | 707-826-4553 |
| Categories | Beliefs & practices, Ethics, Health care, Money & giving, Science & health, Society & culture |
| Locations | California, United States of America |
| Resource Types | Sources |
| Faiths | Judaism |
| Languages | English |