This type of sociology seeks contributions that aid popular and theoretical understandings of what motivates altruism and how it is organized, and promotes an altruistic focus in order to benefit the world and people it studies.
ðɪs tˈaɪp ʌv sˌoʊsɪˈɑːlədʒi sˈiːks kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz ðæt ˈeɪd pˈɑːpjʊlɚ ænd θiəɹˈɛɾɪkəl ˌʌndɚstˈændɪŋz ʌv wʌt mˈoʊɾᵻvˌeɪts ˈɔːltɹuːˌɪzəm ænd hˌaʊ ɪɾ ɪz ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd, ænd pɹəmˈoʊts ɐn ˌɔːltɹuːˈɪstɪk fˈoʊkəs ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə bˈɛnɪfˌɪt ðə wˈɜːld ænd pˈiːpəl ɪt stˈʌdiz.