Sociology of Giving

Informationen zum Autor Helmuth Berking is Assistant Professor in Sociology at the Free University, Berlin. Klappentext An anthropological study of the gift, that relates giving to the institutions and social structures of modern life Zusammenfassung An anthropological study of the gift! that relates giving to the institutions and social structures of modern life Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF GIFT-GIVING Motives Occasions Emotional Norms PART TWO: TOWARDS AN ANTHROPOLOGY OF GIVING The Gift The Sacrifice Distribution of the Sacrifice Attributions PART THREE: TRANSITIONS Ideal Constructions Beyond Necessity PART FOUR: MORALITY AND SOCIETY Individualization and the Common Welfare The Solidarity of Individualism

Product details

• Authors: Helmuth Berking, Berking Helmuth
• Assisted by: Patrick Camillier (Translation)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.1999
• EAN: 9780761956495
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-5649-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society; Published in Association with
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, History of Ideas, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Anthropology, Sociology: customs & traditions, HISTORY / Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Social & Cultural Anthropology;Social Theory