The Good Glow PDF Download

Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download The Good Glow PDF full book. Access full book title The Good Glow by Jon Dean. Download full books in PDF and EPUB format.

The Good Glow

The Good Glow PDF Author: Jon Dean
Publisher: Policy Press
ISBN: 1447340027
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Get Book Here

Book Description
We praise those people who do things for others. But the symbolic power of giving means individuals can take advantage of the glow of 'goodness' that charity provides. This book analyses the reality of how charity operates in the social world; how the personal benefits of giving and volunteering are vital for getting charitable acts to happen; how the altruism associated with gifts isn't always what it seems; how charity misbehaviour or bad management gets overlooked; and how charity symbols are weaponised against those who don't participate. Drawing on original data and a novel application of the sociology of Bourdieu, this book examines a wide range of examples from culture, politics and society to provide an entertaining critique of how contemporary charity works.