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
Autor principal: Dean, Jon (Autor, Verfasser.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK Policy Press 2020
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Humanitarismus
Gute Werke
Nächstenliebe
Humanitarianism > Philosophy
Altruism
Altruism.
Humanitarianism > Social aspects.
Humanitarianism > Philosophy.
Humanitarianism > Moral and ethical aspects.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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 critique of how contemporary charity works.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (214 pages): Illustrationen.
ISBN:9781447344698

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