Charitable choices : philanthropic decisions of donors in the American Jewish community /

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Author / Creator:Dashefsky, Arnold.
Imprint:Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2009.
Description:xv, 155 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7680550
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Other authors / contributors:Lazerwitz, Bernard Melvin, 1926-
ISBN:9780739109878 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0739109871 (electronic : alk. paper)
9780739132500 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0739132504 (electronic : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-149) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Why people give charity : a philanthropic phenomenon based on consumer spending, situation, self-interest, or socialization?
  • Is charity caring compassion or social justice? : the case of the Jewish community
  • Sources of philanthropic giving : evidence from the national Jewish population surveys
  • The three faces of giving : donors, affiliated, and unaffiliated
  • Group portraits in three dimensions : comparisons and contrasts
  • Perceived incentives and barriers to giving
  • Twenty-first century realities : the views of the fundraising directors
  • Summary and implications for policy and research.