The question of what generosity is and how it is practiced in relation to the neoliberal
contexts of late capitalism has emerged as a subject of interest across a variety of fields …

Determining why, when, and to whom people feel compelled to be generous affords
invaluable insight into positive and problematic ways of life. Organ donation, volunteering …

The conclusion is co-authored with a graduate student who also has significant experience
as a practitioner, and summarizes the central themes of the book and their relevance for …

The Weberian ideal of dispassionate scholarly inquiry has been challenged in recent years
by a movement under the umbrella of Positive Psychology, offering a host of books utilizing …

This book advances understanding of the manifestations, causes, and consequences of
generosity. Synthesizing the findings of the 14 research projects conducted by the Science …

Ultimately, American Generosity explores two core behaviors—whether people give and
how much they give—and then tries to understand how and why these two core behaviors …

The introduction defines generosity and links it to the approaches and vocabularies of
various disciplines. The need for the book is reviewed, including the scholarly contributions …

Better get busy with that checkbook. The season for giving is as brief as its days are short.
Then it's back to that other season, the long one of earning, saving, spending, claiming …

Patricia Herzog and Heather Price provide comprehensive, detailed, and realistic portraits of
generosity among American adults. The research in this book was conducted as part of the …

American charitable giving veers from the hyperbolically generous to the hyperbolically
stingy. On some days, no one has a quarter to spare; in times of disaster, Americans will put …