This book advances understanding of the manifestations, causes, and consequences of generosity. Synthesizing the findings of the 14 research projects conducted by the Science of Generosity Initiative and offering an appendix of methods for studying generosity, this comprehensive account integrates insights from disparate disciplines to facilitate a broader understanding of giving—ultimately creating a compendium of not only the latest research in the field of altruistic behaviors, but also a research roadmap for the future. As the author sequentially explores the manifestations, causes, and consequences of generosity, Patricia Snell Herzog here also offers analyses ranging from the micro- to macro-level to paint a full picture of the individual, interpersonal and familial, and collective (inter)actions involved in altruism and generosity. The author concludes with a call to stimulate further interdisciplinary generosity studies, describing the implications for emerging scholars and practitioners across sociology, economics, political science, religious studies, and beyond.
Author(s): Patricia Snell Herzog
Series: Palgrave Studies In Altruism, Morality, And Social Solidarity
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 208
Tags: Culture - Religion, Altruism, Morality, Social Solidarity, Generosity
Acknowledgments and Preface......Page 6
Bibliography......Page 13
Contents......Page 14
List of Figures......Page 17
List of Tables......Page 19
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Science of Generosity: From Disparate to Integrated......Page 20
Need for the Book......Page 21
Improving Access to Newly Available Survey Data on the Manifestations of Generosity......Page 22
Learning from Multiple Methods......Page 23
Science of Generosity Initiative......Page 24
Approach of the Book......Page 33
Plan for the Book......Page 34
Bibliography......Page 35
Chapter 2: The Manifestations of Generosity: From Cooperation to Social Justice......Page 40
Philanthropy......Page 41
Generosity......Page 42
Cooperation......Page 43
Relational Generosity......Page 46
Charitable Giving......Page 48
Volunteering......Page 51
Political Action......Page 53
Blood and Organ Donation......Page 55
Social Justice......Page 56
Conceptual Framework......Page 57
Bibliography......Page 64
Chapter 3: The Causes of Generosity: From Attachment to Cultural Solidarity......Page 71
Genetic Causes......Page 73
Social Psychological Orientations......Page 79
Family Causes......Page 80
Interpersonal Causes......Page 82
Children Learning to Give......Page 83
The Power of Asking: By Unknown Others......Page 87
The Power of Asking: By Known Others......Page 92
Group, Community, and Organizational Causes......Page 93
Institutional Causes......Page 97
Religious Institutions......Page 98
Governmental Institutions......Page 100
Societal and Cultural Causes......Page 103
Bibliography......Page 106
Chapter 4: The Consequences of Generosity: From the Interpersonal to the Collective......Page 111
Individual Consequences......Page 112
Interpersonal Consequences......Page 114
Group Consequences......Page 115
Organizational Consequences......Page 116
Social Network Consequences......Page 117
Community Consequences......Page 119
Institutional Consequences......Page 121
Rippling Consequences......Page 122
Bibliography......Page 124
Interdisciplinarity......Page 127
Logics of Interdisciplinarity......Page 130
Intersectionality......Page 131
Interdisciplinarity in the Science of Generosity......Page 132
Ten Challenges of Interdisciplinarity......Page 149
Author-Specific Challenges......Page 150
Field-Specific Challenges......Page 155
Ten Opportunities for Interdisciplinarity......Page 158
Bibliography......Page 160
Chapter 6: Conclusion: Generosity in Action—Benefiting the Collective Good......Page 163
Developing Studies of Generosity and Philanthropy......Page 164
The Next Best Steps......Page 168
Implications for Practitioners......Page 170
The Formation of Generosity......Page 172
Generosity’s Manifestations and Consequences......Page 173
For Future Study......Page 174
Bibliography......Page 175
Chapter 7: Appendix: On Studying Generosity......Page 178
A Research Roadmap......Page 179
Experimental Methods......Page 189
Survey Methods......Page 190
In-depth Interview Methods......Page 193
Existing Data, Secondary Analysis Methods......Page 194
Mixed Methods......Page 195
Meta-analysis Methods......Page 197
Production Versus Consumption of Knowledge......Page 198
The Iterative Research Process......Page 199
Bibliography......Page 202
Index......Page 204
