One of the most interesting cultural concepts is that of altruism. For our purposes, altruism refers to our willingness to donate financial resources, even when it is to our detriment. Historically, Eastern cultures are known to be more altruistic than their Western counterparts. Some of these are based on close kinship ties. It also has to do with the independence of people in the West and their self-centered nature. Although many studies have been conducted to test the theory that Easterners are more altruistic than Westerners, no one has ever tested this theory in real life. Most studies have been conducted using surveys or hypothetical situations. Here, we will conduct a study on how altruism is displayed in real-life situations. The study is designed to test two theories. The first is that people will be more altruistic when they donate hypothetical money. The second theory is that Westerners will be less altruistic than their Eastern counterparts. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay Studies have shown that people in Eastern cultures are, by their very nature, more altruistic than people in Western cultures. In studies where subjects in both Germany and China were asked how willing they would be to share their wealth with others, Chinese subjects were willing to share it with more people and to a greater extent (Strombach, 2014). Not only were Germans less willing to share with third parties, but when they were willing to share, the percentage was lower than Chinese citizens. This study confirmed what sociologists and psychologists have been saying for years. Because of their religious beliefs and lack of access to resources, people in the East are more altruistic than those in the West (Johnson 1989). Our study will further test this theory. Instead of using surveys or questionnaires, we will measure altruism in real-life situations. We will compare levels of altruism in two situations: one in which subjects are asked how they would share their resources in a hypothetical situation and the other in which people are actually given these resources and asked to keep their promises to share. . The second aspect of this study will measure the altruism of people from the United States compared to people from Korea. Koreans were found to be more altruistic than most countries when compared to European nations (Johnson, 1989). This study will specifically test people's willingness to share lottery proceeds with family members. All subjects will be asked to fill out a questionnaire detailing how they would split their $10,000 lottery winnings. They are given the option to keep all the money, share it with their children, and share it with their siblings. Half of the subjects will be told upfront that they will not actually receive any lottery proceeds. The other half will be told upfront that they have a chance of actually winning $10,000, but that there is no guarantee. There will be a total of four (4) groups, half from the United States and half from Korea. For the purposes of this study, all subjects spoke perfect English, so there will be no language barriers affecting the results. All subjects will also have at least one sibling and at least one child with whom they can share the money. We will have four groups, with 25 people in each group. The groups will be divided as follows: Group A – 20 American subjects who will be told the situation is purely hypothetical Group B – 20, 27(3), 235-245.