02840nam 2200685Ia 450 991078336010332120231002155830.00-19-773991-11-280-52823-00-19-802590-41-4294-0620-8(CKB)1000000000028781(EBL)271801(OCoLC)476008546(SSID)ssj0000190656(PQKBManifestationID)11177785(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000190656(PQKBWorkID)10180865(PQKB)11187320(Au-PeEL)EBL271801(CaPaEBR)ebr10087530(CaONFJC)MIL52823(OCoLC)466426409(MiAaPQ)EBC271801(EXLCZ)99100000000002878119941207d1995 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLearning to care elementary kindness in an age of indifference /Robert WuthnowNew York Oxford University Press19951 online resource (300 pages)0-19-509881-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-283) and index.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; IndexThe 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 morals in the young.VoluntarismUnited StatesTeenage volunteers in social serviceUnited StatesMoral developmentUnited StatesCaringHelping behaviorVoluntarismTeenage volunteers in social serviceMoral developmentCaring.Helping behavior.302.140973649.7649.7649/.7Wuthnow Robert882687MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783360103321Learning to care3846905UNINA