The authors present an overview of the academic literature on charitable giving based on a
literature review of more than 500 articles. They structure their review around the central …

This is the second of two articles in which we present a comprehensive review of the
multidisciplinary academic literature on philanthropy. In this article, we identify the following …

The study of volunteerism has generated multiple conceptual frameworks yet no integrated
theory has emerged. This article identifies three major challenges, or layers of complexity …

In order to bring about implementation of routine screening for psychosis risk, a brief version
of the Prodromal Questionnaire (PQ; Loewy et al., 2005) was developed and tested in a …

Handbook of the Sociology of Emotions Volume II presents all new chapters in the ever
developing area of the sociology of emotions. The volume is divided into two sections …

More than any other altruistic gesture, blood and organ donation exemplifies the true spirit of
self-sacrifice. Donors literally give of themselves for no reward so that the life of an individual …

What is empathy? Although seemingly simple, this question has proven surprisingly difficult
to answer. For over 200 years, thoughtful people have tried to understand the general …

This paper explores the impact of social capital—measured by social trust and social
networks—on individual charitable giving to religious and secular organizations. Using …

I study the relationships of resources and personality characteristics to charitable giving,
postmortem organ donation, and blood donation in a nationwide sample of persons in …

While the effects of peer pressure in charitable giving have been of considerable interest to
social scientists, there is little empirical evidence on the magnitude of these effects. A …