Dean The Good Glow

Charity and the Symbolic Power of Doing Good
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-4473-4491-9
Verlag: Policy Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 214 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dean, Jon

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Giving and getting: Using charity’s symbolic power

#humblebrags and the good giving self on social media

Charities, expertise and policy

The kids aren’t alright: The collapse of Kids Company

Poppy fascism

Effective altruism and ignoring charity’s symbolic power

Conclusions: The good glow

Methodological Appendix

Über Autor(innen)

Dean, Jon
Jon Dean is Reader in Politics and Sociology at Sheffield Hallam University.