Sociology of Giving.
Title:
Sociology of Giving.
Author:
Berking, Helmuth.
ISBN:
9780857026132
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (176 pages)
Series:
Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
Contents:
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Part I - The Phenomenology of Gift-Giving -- 1 - Motives -- 2 - Occasions -- 3 - Emotional Norms -- Part II - Towards an Anthropology of Giving -- 4 - The Gift -- 5 - The Sacrifice -- 6 - Distribution of the Sacrifice -- 7 - Attributions -- Part III - Transitions -- 8 - Ideal Constructions -- 9 - Beyond Necessity -- Part IV - Morality and Society -- 10 - Individualization and the Common Welfare -- 11 - The Solidarity of Individualism -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
An anthropological study of the gift, that relates giving to the institutions and social structures of modern life.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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