The Good Glow : : Charity and the Symbolic Power of Doing Good /

The Good Glow : : Charity and the Symbolic Power of Doing Good / / Jon Dean.

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 volunt...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
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Dean, Jon,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (214 p.) :; 2 Black and White
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • List of figures and tables
  • About the author
  • Acknowledgements
  • 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
  • References
  • Methodological appendix
  • Index

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