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Author:

Herzog, Patricia Snell, author.

Title:

American generosity : who gives and why / Patricia Snell Herzog and Heather E. Price.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xii, 362 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

Social ethics--United States.
Humanitarianism--United States.
Charities--United States.
Voluntarism--United States.
Social action--United States.
Charities.
Humanitarianism.
Social action.
Social ethics.
Voluntarism.
United States.

Other Authors:

Price, Heather E. (Heather Elaine), author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Who gives & why, American generosity in perspective -- Case study introductions, an in-depth look at twelve Americans & their giving -- Picture of American generosity: participation in giving behaviors -- Landscape of American generosity: social status & regional patterns -- Types of American givers: variations in approaches to giving -- Personal & social orientations to giving: a social psychological approach -- Giving web of affiliations: a socio-relational approach -- Generosity, philanthropy, and civil society in social context.

ISBN:

0190456493
9780190456498

OCLC:

(OCoLC)919103952

LCCN:

2015020895

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)