Short on Empathy

TIME Magazine's Alice Park reports that college students seem to care more about the environment and animal welfare that for their fellow humans.  Citing 72 studies conducted between 1979 and 2009, she states that researchers found that "today's students are 40 percent less empathetic than their counterparts from the 1970's."  Questions asked study participants included "I often have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me," and "I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look to them."  According to Park, members of "Generation Me . . . highlighted their tendency toward narcissistic and selfish behavior - a trait that some blame on their over-indulgent baby boomer parents."  To read more . . .