Are some of us humans wired to be givers?

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070122/sc_nm/brain_altruism_dc

Answer 1

The brain scans detected the neural pathways associated with altruism. "Wired" is a good metaphor. The brain isn't exactly like a computer but it has a lot of similarities. Our tendencies are actually behavior patterns, or what we do when we act without a lot of conscious decision making. These patterns are enabled by neural pathways, which consist of brain cells connected by tiny filaments called dendrites.

So we are all "wired" but wired differently. Each of us over our lifetime established a multitude of life habits, work habits, behavior patterns, skills, etc. These are all enabled by neural pathways that grew together stimulated by repeated behavior. So yes, some of us are wired to be givers. Some of us are wired to be jerks. We weren't born with this wiring, however. We created our wiring though learning.

Answer 2

Check out Carol Gilligan and her theory on ethic of care. Yes some people are more apt to be giving and that is when they come from a culture or a family that shares and encourages these particular good values.