NEW YORK, NY, 7-29-26 – Ronald Goldman, PhD’s new book, The Empathy Evolution: Preventing Violence, Racism, Political Corruption, and Mental Illness by Creating More Caring People, offers a research-based look at some of America’s most urgent personal and social problems.

Through the lens of empathy, early care, trauma, attachment, and emotional development, Dr. Goldman explores how deeper emotional roots may influence violence, racism, political corruption, mental health struggles, and social disconnection. The book encourages readers to look beyond surface-level reactions and consider how creating more caring people may help build a healthier, more compassionate society.

The book examines a central question: if America leads in so many areas of wealth, innovation, education, and influence, why does the country continue to struggle with happiness, unity, safety, trust, and emotional well-being? Dr. Goldman approaches this question through developmental psychology, research, and a prevention-focused lens.

The focus is not only on what society should do after problems become visible, but also on what can be done before those problems take shape. Dr. Goldman explores how early emotional experiences, unmet needs, disrupted bonding, trauma, and reduced empathy may affect individuals, families, communities, and public life.

Through accessible explanations and research-informed insight, the book connects empathy to some of the most important conversations of our time, including violence prevention, racism, political corruption, mental health, childhood development, caregiving, and social responsibility.

The Empathy Evolution is written for thoughtful general readers as well as parents, educators, counselors, therapists, health-care professionals, social workers, advocates, and readers interested in developmental psychology, trauma psychology, emotional intelligence, attachment and trauma, and social behavior psychology.

A more compassionate society, Dr. Goldman suggests, begins with a better understanding of the emotional foundations of human behavior. If empathy can be nurtured, strengthened, and protected, then families and communities may have a greater opportunity to reduce harm and build healthier futures.

The Empathy Evolution offers a hopeful perspective for readers who want to understand why America’s problems may begin earlier than many people think and why the path forward may require more attention to care, connection, and emotional development. The book is available now on Amazon.

About the Author

Ronald Goldman, PhD, is an award-winning psychologist, researcher, speaker, writer, and consultant. His work focuses on developmental and applied psychology, with special attention to personal, emotional, and behavioral difficulties connected to insensitive or harmful treatment of others. His research and writing examine how early experiences, empathy, trauma, attachment, and emotional development can affect both individual lives and society.

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