Arnold Dashefsky, Bernard Lazerwitz

Charitable Choices

Philanthropic Decisions of Donors in the American Jewish Community

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examining the incentives and barriers to charitable behavior, Dashefsky and Lazerwitz account for such giving by members of the Jewish community. A discussion of motivations for charitable giving, Charitable Choices relies on quantitative and qualitative data in one religio-ethnic community.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 409g
• ISBN-13: 9780739109878
• ISBN-10: 0739109871
• Artikelnr.: 25690724

Autorenporträt

Arnold Dashefsky is professor of sociology and director of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life at the University of Connecticut. Bernard Lazerwitz is professor of sociology at Bar-Ilan University in Israel.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Why People Give Charity: A Philanthropic Phenomenon Based on
Consumer Spending, Situation, Self-Interest, or Socialization? Chapter 2 Is
Charity Caring Compassion or Social Justice? The Case of the Jewish
Community Chapter 3 Sources of Philanthropic Giving: Evidence from the
National Jewish Population Surveys Chapter 4 The Three Faces of Giving:
Donors, Affiliated, and Unaffiliated Chapter 5 Group Portraits in Three
Dimensions: Comparisons and Contrasts Chapter 6 Perceived Incentives and
Barriers to Giving Chapter 7 Twenty-first Century Realities: The Views of
the Fundraising Directors Chapter 8 Summary and Implications for Policy and
Research