Helmuth Berking 
Sociology of Giving [PDF ebook] 

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This book decodes the ambivalence of gift-giving. It examines its socio-ethical and integrative potential. Following a short recollection of contemporary gift-giving, its motives, occasions and its rules, the reader is invited to travel back in time and space examining ′sacrifice′, ′food-sharing′, and ′gift giving′ as those basic institutions upon which symbolic orders of ′traditional′ society rely. The historical invention of hospitality is considered and paves the way to an analysis of the anthropology of giving.


Berking goes on to explore the transition from traditional society to the market, self interest form. He questions the view that our societies are dominated by individualism and explores the contemporary interplay between self interest and the common good.

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF GIFT-GIVING
Motives
Occasions
Emotional Norms
PART TWO: TOWARDS AN ANTHROPOLOGY OF GIVING
The Gift
The Sacrifice
Distribution of the Sacrifice
Attributions
PART THREE: TRANSITIONS
Ideal Constructions
Beyond Necessity
PART FOUR: MORALITY AND SOCIETY
Individualization and the Common Welfare
The Solidarity of Individualism

Über den Autor

Helmuth Berking is Assistant Professor in Sociology at the Free University, Berlin.

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Sprache Englisch ● Format PDF ● Seiten 176 ● ISBN 9780857026132 ● Dateigröße 3.6 MB ● Verlag SAGE Publications ● Ort London ● Land GB ● Erscheinungsjahr 1999 ● Ausgabe 1 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 2347386 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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