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Zusatztext American Generosity is an academically sound and highly accessible book. Practitioners, general readers, as well as scholars will find it rewarding. Informationen zum Autor 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, youth and emerging adults, community, spatial inequality, and social theory.Heather Price is a co-investigator on the Science of Generosity Phase II. Previously Price was the Assistant Director of the Center for the Study of Religion at the University of Notre Dame. Price is a sociologist who studies education, networks, organizations, and community. Her work informs education policy locally, nationally, and internationally. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction - Who Gives and Why? American Generosity in Perspective Case Study Introductions - An In-Depth Look at Twelve Americans and Their Giving Chapter 1 - Picture of American Generosity: Participation in Giving Behaviors Chapter 2 - Landscape of American Generosity: Social Status and Regional Patterns Chapter 3 - Types of American Givers: Variations in Approaches to Giving Chapter 4 - Personal and Social Orientations to Giving: A Social Psychological Approach Chapter 5 - Giving Web of Affiliations: A Socio-Relational Approach Conclusion - Generosity, Philanthropy, and Civil Society in Social Context Methodological Appendixes Notes Index ...
