After 27 years of freedom and democracy, South Africa still struggles to make the ideal a united, democratic, free, non-racial, non-sexist society reality. International research indicates that lack social cohesion is not unique African context, as other countries are faced with same challenges. Faith communities and, in particular congregations, have role play addressing these The study interd...

Richard Saltman suggests that solidarity, a cherished notion at the heart of West European health care systems is being reconsidered in the light of today's austere economic conditions. Solidarity, he argues, has always been a flexible moral guideline, one that allows for policy responses, such as limitations on health benefits or increased out of pocket payments, that challenging fiscal condit...

Interactions with animals are pervasive in human life, a fact that is reflected in the burgeoning field of human-animal relations research. The goal of the current research was to examine the psychology of our social connection with other animals, by specifically developing a measure of solidarity with animals. In 8 studies using correlational, experimental, and longitudinal designs, solidarity...