LEADER 04510nam 2200793 a 450 001 9910780056003321 005 20210921032825.0 010 $a1-4008-0601-1 010 $a1-282-75235-9 010 $a9786612752353 010 $a1-4008-2185-1 010 $a1-4008-1291-7 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400821853 035 $a(CKB)111056486503602 035 $a(EBL)581635 035 $a(OCoLC)700688665 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000271780 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11954688 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000271780 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10295715 035 $a(PQKB)10138623 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000444779 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11315664 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000444779 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10482008 035 $a(PQKB)11294894 035 $a(OCoLC)228043219 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36004 035 $a(DE-B1597)446128 035 $a(OCoLC)979757055 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400821853 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL581635 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10035828 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL275235 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC581635 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486503602 100 $a19950403d1995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhy the wealthy give$b[electronic resource] $ethe culture of elite philanthropy /$fFrancie Ostrower 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc1995 215 $a1 online resource (203 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-691-01588-0 311 0 $a0-691-04434-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [177]-183) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tTABLES --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS --$tINTRODUCTION --$tCHAPTER ONE. Philanthropy and Status Boundaries among the Elite --$tCHAPTER TWO. Religion, Ethnicity, and Jewish Philanthropy --$tCHAPTER THREE. Gender, Marriage, and Philanthropy --$tCHAPTER FOUR. Education, Culture, and the Institutionalization of Philanthropic Values --$tCHAPTER FIVE. Attitudes toward Inheritance and Philanthropic Bequests --$tCHAPTER SIX. Government and Philanthropy: Alternatives or Complements? --$tCONCLUSION --$tMETHODOLOGICAL APPENDIX --$tNOTES --$tBIBLIOGRAPHY --$tINDEX 330 $aThrough a series of candid personal interviews with nearly one hundred donors, Why the Wealthy Give offers an in-depth look at the world of elite philanthropy. Francie Ostrower focuses on the New York City area, with its high concentration of affluent donors, to explore both the motivations of individual donors and the significance of philanthropy for the culture and organization of elite groups. In so doing, she offers an account of why the wealthy give that also provides insight into the nature of elite culture, status, identity, and cohesion. Emphasizing the diversity of philanthropy, the book also shows how and why different types of donors support different causes. It further demonstrates how, in the face of considerable change, elite philanthropy has adapted and therefore endured. A timely discussion explores the ways in which elite donors view the respective roles of government and philanthropy. Why the Wealthy Give shows that elite philanthropy involves far more than writing a check. The wealthy take philanthropy and adapt it into an entire way of life that serves as a vehicle for the social and cultural life of their class. This is reflected in the widespread popularity of educational and cultural causes among donors. At the same time, Ostrower finds divergent patterns of giving that reflect alternative sources of donor identity, such as religion, ethnicity, and gender, and explains why certain kinds of donors are more or less likely to diverge from the prestige hierarchy of their class in their philanthropy. 606 $aPhilanthropists$zNew York (State)$zNew York 606 $aCharities$zNew York (State)$zNew York 606 $aVoluntarism$zNew York (State)$zNew York 606 $aElite (Social sciences)$zNew York (State)$zNew York 615 0$aPhilanthropists 615 0$aCharities 615 0$aVoluntarism 615 0$aElite (Social sciences) 676 $a361.7/4 700 $aOstrower$b Francie$01137972 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780056003321 996 $aWhy the wealthy give$93674518 997 $aUNINA