Society

Societies built on compassion are more caring and inclusive and, as a result, more equitable and just. Research is now helping us understand how we can take the science of compassion and apply it to the formation and building of societies which thrive.

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KEY PAPERS

Storites of compassion from primary and secondary schools in Ballarat
Compassionate Ballarat
2022
Compassionate Ballarat & Loreto College Ballarat
How compassion can move us from a control and hold society to a care and share society
Frontiers in Psychology
2021
Gilbert, P
The human experience of compassion is heterogeneous with respect to time, place, and person.
Frontiers in Psychology
2022
Addiss, D.G., Richards, A., Adiabu, S., Horwath, E., Leruth, S., Graham, A.L., Buesseler, H.
Tight/collectivist cultural norms may hinder expression of compassion towards others, but may facilitate increased self-compassion as compared to loose cultural norms.
Steindl, SR, Yiu, RXQ, Baumann, T, Matos, M.

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