The Philanthropy Scale: a Sociological Perspective in Measuring New Forms of Pro Social Behaviour

In wealthy countries, philanthropy is conspicuous back on stage. It appears in new forms, worldwide. As a result, scholarly attention for philanthropy is growing. Philanthropic goals refer to persons, groups and communities who, in most cases, are not personally known to the giver. In research, however, philanthropic motivations of individuals are usually measured by socio-psychological scales which presuppose direct interactions. Measuring philanthropy could therefore be improved by incorporating a sociological frame of reference as well. As a starting point, this article presents a prelimina... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Schuyt, Theo
Bekkers, Rene
Smit, Jan
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Schlagwörter: giving in the Netherlands / philanthropic attitude / philanthropic goals / philanthropic measurement scale / philanthropic motivation
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29168080
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