Learning to Care: Elementary Kindness in an Age of Indifference

by Robert Wuthnow

Book Overview

Urgent calls have gone forth--from the White House and Congress, from schools, churches, synagogues, and other agencies--for Americans to become more involved in caring for the needy and in serving their communities. And as federal and state governments across the nation cut back on aid to the poor and disabled, the role of volunteerism can only grow in importance. But how can we inspire caring behavior in our young when so many adults seem indifferent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195098811
• ISBN13: 9780195098815
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Kindness

This book really hit to the heart on what knidness means in today;s society. The author makes a point to remind us that we must reteach ourselves ways to care as adults because they are different from when we were kids. Also he explains that part of volunteering is reflecting on what you just did to understand it.