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UNINA9910783360103321 |
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Autore |
Wuthnow Robert |
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Titolo |
Learning to care : elementary kindness in an age of indifference / / Robert Wuthnow |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-773991-1 |
1-280-52823-0 |
0-19-802590-4 |
1-4294-0620-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (300 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Voluntarism - United States |
Teenage volunteers in social service - United States |
Moral development - United States |
Caring |
Helping behavior |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-283) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Pearl's Kitchen; 2. Kindness as a Social Problem; 3. First Steps: From Family Ties to Specialized Caring; 4. Reasons to Care: The Multiple Voices of Modern Society; 5. Serving God? Kindness and Transcendence; 6. Contexts: Schools, Community Agencies, and Churches; 7. The Drama of Helping: Stories and Role Models; 8. Engendering Compassion: Men, Women, and Social Change; 9. Building Character: Vulnerability and Virtue; 10. Careers of Service: The Preservation of Caring; 11. Thinking About the Future; Appendix A. Methodology; Appendix B. Interview Guide; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The author, a noted sociologist of religion, attempts to ascertain what determines the qualities of kindness and caring in modern society. He examines a cross-section of American youth to discover how the habit of caring is developed, and how parents and organizations instill |
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