The Professional Altruist
Author : Roy Lubove
Publisher : Cambridge : Harvard University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 25,93 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Author : Roy Lubove
Publisher : Cambridge : Harvard University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 25,93 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Author : Roy Lubove
Publisher :
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 21,75 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Charities
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Author : Roy Lubove
Publisher :
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,33 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Charities
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Author : Michael C. J. Putnam
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 10,82 MB
Release : 1965
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Author : Roy Lubove
Publisher :
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 39,53 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Charities
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Author : Dana Becker
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 29,21 MB
Release : 2005-02
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0814799256
Her power; today, her power is said to reside in her ability to ̀̀relate'' to others or to take better care of herself so that she can take care of others. Dana Becker argues that ideas like empowerment perpetuate the myth that many of the problems women have are medical rather than societal; personal rather than political. From mesmerism to psychotherapy to the Oprah Winfrey Show, women have gleaned ideas about who they are as psychological beings. Becker questions what women have had to.
Author : Ann Withorn
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 36,84 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231055604
Moving deftly among literary and visual arts, as well as the modern critical canon, Christopher Prendergast's book explores the meaning and value of representation as both a philosophical challenge (What does it mean to create an image that "stands for" something absent?) and a political issue (Who has the right to represent whom?). The Triangle of Representation raises a range of theoretical, historical, and aesthetic questions, and offers subtle readings of such cultural critics as Raymond Williams, Paul de Man, Edward Said, Walter Benjamin, and Hélène Cixous, in addition to penetrating investigations of visual artists like Gros, Ingres, and Matisse and significant insights into Proust and the onus of translating him. Above all, Prendergast's work is a striking display of how a firm grounding in theory is essential for the exploration of art and literature.
Author : Tony Vaux
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 19,97 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849774307
Provides an analysis of some of the most traumatic situations involving famine and war of the last two decades, helping us to understand what it takes to be an aid worker and how important humanitarian action is today. Famine and war evoke strong emotional reactions, and for most people there is a limited amount they can do. But the relief worker has to convert emotional responses into practical action and difficult choices - whom to help and how. Their own feelings have to motivate action for others. But can they separate out their own selfish feelings and prejudices in such an emotive climat.
Author : Niall Scott
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,84 MB
Release : 2007-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0335235263
"A discussion of altruism, drawing on different disiplinary perspectives, could hardly be more timely, and this book is a thoughtful and insightful contribution to the debate." Ruth Chadwick - Distinguished Research Professor and Director, Cardiff University What motivates us to be altruistic? How did an altruistic trait evolve in humans, given that evolutionary theory assumes we are self-interested? What sorts of people are altruistic and in what circumstances? Is the welfare state a channel for altruism or does it crowd out people’s altruistic motivations? This accessible book is the first introduction to the idea of altruism. It explores how we have come to be altruistic, and considers why it is important to remain altruistic, not just for the sake of others, but in order maintain the fragile fabric of human society. The book surveys the history of the concept of altruism and examines it from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including moral philosophy, evolutionary biology, psychology, economics and political science. It then attempts to bring together the distinct issues and concerns of these disciplines to arrive at a unified understanding of altruism. The rational self-interested individual of economics is compared with the altruist who exhibits the virtues of empathy, compassion and benevolence. The book also discusses heroic altruism, such as that displayed by rescuers of Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe, and psychological experiments which seek to identify the altruistic trait. Scott and Seglow argue that altruism is easily extinguished and hard to nourish, but vital for a fundamentally human future. Academics and students in social sciences and philosophy will find Altruism of great interest. So too will professionals in the voluntary and charitable sectors and journalists involved in communicating social scientific and philosophical ideas to the public.
Author : Stanley Aronowitz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 746 pages
File Size : 15,22 MB
Release : 2017-07-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 111939547X
Using an innovative framework, this reader examines the most important and influential writings on modern class relations. Uses an interdisciplinary approach that combines scholarship from political economy, social history, and cultural studies Brings together more than 50 selections rich in theory and empirical detail that span the working, middle, and capitalist classes Analyzes class within the larger context of labor, particularly as it relates to conflicts over and about work Provides insight into the current crisis in the global capitalist system, including the Occupy Wall Street Movement, the explosion of Arab Spring, and the emergence of class conflict in China