The Good Glow: Charity and the Symbolic Power of Doing Good

by Jon Dean

We praise those people who do things for others. But the symbolic power of giving means individuals can take advantage of the glow of 'goodness' that charity provides. This book analyses the reality of how charity operates in the social world; how the personal benefits of giving and volunteering are vital for getting charitable acts to happen; how the altruism associated with gifts isn't always what it seems; how charity misbehaviour or bad management...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447344901
• ISBN13: 9781447344902
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"