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American Generosity
Herzog, Patricia Snell; Price, Heather
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Description for American Generosity
Hardback. This accessibly written book, unique in its breadth, presents a comprehensive approach to answering the what, how much, who, where, and why of giving. The authors consider multiple forms of generosity, but focus especially on three main forms: donating money, volunteering time, and taking political action. Num Pages: 376 pages, 64. BIC Classification: HRCV; JHB; JHBC; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
This accessibly written book presents a picture of generosity that is unique in its breadth. American Generosity is distinguished by its comprehensive approach to answering the what, how much, who, where, and why of giving. The authors consider multiple forms of generosity. They focus on three especially important forms of giving: donating money, volunteering time, and taking political action. But they also look at activities like giving blood and bodily organs, material possessions, relational attention, and participation in environmental activism. Their striking and sometimes counterintuitive findings are based on data from the Science of Generosity initiative, which combines ... Read more
This accessibly written book presents a picture of generosity that is unique in its breadth. American Generosity is distinguished by its comprehensive approach to answering the what, how much, who, where, and why of giving. The authors consider multiple forms of generosity. They focus on three especially important forms of giving: donating money, volunteering time, and taking political action. But they also look at activities like giving blood and bodily organs, material possessions, relational attention, and participation in environmental activism. Their striking and sometimes counterintuitive findings are based on data from the Science of Generosity initiative, which combines ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190456498
SKU
V9780190456498
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99-14
About Herzog, Patricia Snell; Price, Heather
Patricia Snell Herzog is a co-investigator on the Science of Generosity Initiative and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice at the University of Arkansas. Previously Herzog was the Assistant Director of the Center for the Study of Religion at the University of Notre Dame. Her areas of interest are charitable giving & voluntary participation, religion, ... Read more
Reviews for American Generosity
American Generosity is an academically sound and highly accessible book. Practitioners, general readers, as well as scholars will find it rewarding.
Young-Il Kim, Sociology of Religion
Young-Il Kim, Sociology of Religion