The Good Glow

Charity and the Symbolic Power of Doing Good

Jon Dean (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

2020
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-4002-7 (ISBN)

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We praise those people who do things for others. But the symbolic power of giving means glow of 'goodness' that charity provides can be taken advantage of. Drawing on original data and Bourdieu's sociology, this book examines a wide range of charity examples to provide an entertaining critique of how contemporary charity works.

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. 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.

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

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

Erscheinungsdatum	04.06.2020
Verlagsort	Bristol
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	1-4473-4002-7 / 1447340027
ISBN-13	978-1-4473-4002-7 / 9781447340027
Zustand	Neuware