| Individual and Collective Contributions Toward Humaneness in Our Time Contributor(s): Patten, James (Author), Stone, George C. (Author), Chen, Ge (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761808655 ISBN-13: 9780761808657 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $67.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 307.097 |
| LCCN: 97027350 |
| Physical Information: 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers an examination of volunteerism, philanthropy, and people-centered caring behaviors both individually and collectively. It discusses the positive contributions of individuals and a corporate capitalistic society through a variety of forms which help others meet their social and economic needs.Contents: Introduction; Volunteerism, Service Learning, and Philanthropy: Keystones to a Humane Society, James Van Patten; Interdependence in John Dewey's Theory of Community, George C. Stone; Interdependence, Ge Chen; Dewey, Corporate American: Then and Now, James Van Patten; Summary; Index. |