The good glow : charity and the symbolic power of doing good /

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We praise those people who do things for others. But the symbolic power of giving means glow of 'goodness' that charity provides can be taken advantage of. Drawing on original data and Bourdieu's sociology, this book examines a wide range of charity examples to provide an entertaining...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dean, Jon (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Policy Press, 2020.
Temas:
Charities.
Social work administration.
Human services.
Service social > Gestion.
Services sociaux.
social services.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity.
Charities
Human services
Social work administration
Humanitarismus
Gute Werke
Nächstenliebe
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • List of figures and tables
  • About the author
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Giving and getting: using charity's symbolic power
  • #humblebrags and the good giving self on social media
  • Charities, expertise and policy
  • The Kids aren't alright: the collapse of Kids Company
  • Poppy fascism
  • Effective altruism and ignoring charity's symbolic power
  • Conclusions: the good glow
  • References
  • Methodological appendix
  • Index

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