Upload
leighgantman1993
View
674
Download
1
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Citation preview
Altruism and AgeAltruism and Age
A Sociological Study
By Leigh Gantman
HypothesisHypothesis
• Older population is more generous than the young population.
• Younger people take things for granted.
VariablesVariables
• Generosity versus age
• Controlled variables: income, specific charities
How did I gather information?How did I gather information?
• Took a survey on my Facebook account as well as my mother’s
• Asked for donations to MADA at Fairview
• Distributed my survey at Fairview
• Total survey participants: 118 people
Why did I use this method?Why did I use this method?
• Survey was anonymous. More accurate results
• Incorporated the charity to be altruistic myself
Data CollectionData Collection
• What is your age bracket?• In what ways do you donate?• What is your motive for being a giving
person?• Do you have a specific charity you donate to
regularly?• Which bracket does your annual revenue fall
into?• How does giving make you feel?
Who participated in my Who participated in my survey/experiment?survey/experiment?
16-39
40+16-3940+
In what ways do you donate?In what ways do you donate?
16-39 40+
Donate money tocharity
Volunteer work
Donate thingsthey no longerneedNone of theabove
Donate money tocharity
Volunteer work
Donate thingsthey no longerneedNone of theabove
Motive for GivingMotive for Giving
16-39 40+
Right thing to do
Genuinely enjoyhelping othersEverybody elsedoes itSociety will judgemeNone of theabove
Right thing to do
Genuinely enjoyhelping othersEverybody elsedoes itSociety will judgeme None of theabove
Do you have a specific charity you Do you have a specific charity you donate to regularly?donate to regularly?
16-39 40+
YesNo
YesNo
Annual RevenueAnnual Revenue
16-39 40+
0-19 000$20 000-39 000$40 000-59 000$60 000-79 000$80 000-99 000$100 000$ +
0-19 000$20 000-39 000$40 000-59 000$60 000-79 000$80 000-99 000$100 000$ +
How does giving make you feel?How does giving make you feel?
16-39 40+
IndifferentPleasedOverjoyed
IndifferentPleasedOverjoyed
Experiment ResultsExperiment Results
Total: 34$
Donated16-39
years2.00$
4.00$
1.00$
0.50$
5.00$
Donated40+ years 1.50$
3.00$
5.00$
2.00$
2.00$
2.00$
1.00$
4.00$
1.00$
Annotated BibliographyAnnotated Bibliography1) Gre e l y , An d r e w. "A m er i c a ' s D i s e ase i s G reed." Chicago Sun T i m es ( 20 0 4): n . p ag . We b . 2 9 O c t 2 010. < h t t p :/ /w w w. c o m m o n dre a m s.o r g/ v i e w s0 4/0820 - 09 . h t m >. CommonDreams.org is a national nonprofit, progressive, nonpartisan citizens' organization founded in 1997 by political activists Craig Brown and his late wife, Lina Newhouser. With millions of monthly readers, they have become one of the top progressive websites. They publish breaking news from a progressive perspective and the latest ideas and opinions of some of the world's best progressive writers and activists. 2) M es te l , Ros i e. " W hy are p e o p l e g ener o u s ? W hy are n ' t t h ey ?. " Los Ang el es T i m es ( 2 009): n . p ag . We b . 29 O c t 20 1 0 . < h t t p :// la t i m es b l ogs. la t i m es.c o m / b o o s ter _s h ot s/2 0 09/04/ w hy -a r e - pe o p l e - goo d - w h y - are - t h e y - b ad . h t ml >. The Los Angeles Times was first published in 1881, as a newspaper website. The Los Angeles Times Media Group (LATMG) businesses and affiliates include the Los Angeles Times, The Envelope, Times Community Newspapers, Brand X, LA, Los Angeles Times Magazine and Hoy Los Angeles and reaches approximately 5.4 million adults in the Southern California marketplace. LATMG is part of Tribune Company, one of the country's leading media companies with businesses in publishing, the Internet and broadcasting. 3) "A l tru i s m ." P h i los o phy Ta l k . 29/06/2008. Rad i o . 29 O c t 2010. < h t t p :/ /w w w. p h il os o p h y ta l k.o r g / p a s t S h o w s /A l tru i s m . h t ml >. Philosophy Talk is radio series produced by Ben Manilla each week. The hosts' straightforward approach brings the richness of philosophic thought to everyday subjects. Topics are l ofty (Truth, Beauty, Justice), arresting (Terrorism, Intelligent Design, Suicide), and engaging (Baseball, Love, Happiness). The highly intelligent professors and reporters that comprise this website have considerable experience in philosophy.
ScreenshotsScreenshots
How did it inform my research?How did it inform my research?
• Do people genuinely enjoy being altruistic? Or are they psychologically programmed to do the right thing?
• You don’t only need to give money to be generous.
• Tried to explain why some people are greedy
Interpretation of DataInterpretation of Data
• Younger people donated their time. Older people donated their money.
• Majority of younger people are altruistic because they believe it is the right thing to do. Majority of older people are altruistic because they sincerely want to be.
ConclusionConclusion
• Proved my hypothesis incorrect
• Both generations are altruistic in different ways.
• Younger generation donate their time and effort.
• Older generation donate their money and generally have specific charities they give to.
• People are inclined to help others, no matter their age.