Helmuth Berking

Sociology of Giving

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
• Verlag: Sage Publications UK
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 284g
• ISBN-13: 9780761956495
• ISBN-10: 0761956492
• Artikelnr.: 22269357

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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