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1 online resource (300 pages) |
| Contents |
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; A; B; C; D; E |
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FG; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
| Summary |
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 morals in the young |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Voluntarism -- United States
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Teenage volunteers in social service -- United States
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Moral development -- United States
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Caring.
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Helping behavior.
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Helping Behavior
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Caring
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Helping behavior
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Moral development
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Teenage volunteers in social service
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Voluntarism
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780198025900 |
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0198025904 |
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