Sociology of Giving / Edition 1

Sociology of Giving / Edition 1

by Helmuth Berking
ISBN-10:
0761956492
ISBN-13:
9780761956495
Pub. Date:
09/20/1999
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
ISBN-10:
0761956492
ISBN-13:
9780761956495
Pub. Date:
09/20/1999
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Sociology of Giving / Edition 1

Sociology of Giving / Edition 1

by Helmuth Berking

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Overview

An anthropological study of the gift, that relates giving to the institutions and social structures of modern life

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780761956495
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publication date: 09/20/1999
Series: Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Helmuth Berking is Assistant Professor in Sociology at the Free University, Berlin.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF GIFT-GIVING
Motives
Occasions
Emotional Norms
PART TWO: TOWARDS AN ANTHROPOLOGY OF GIVING
The Gift
The Sacrifice
Distribution of the Sacrifice
Attributions
PART THREE: TRANSITIONS
Ideal Constructions
Beyond Necessity
PART FOUR: MORALITY AND SOCIETY
Individualization and the Common Welfare
The Solidarity of Individualism
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