Learning to Care : Elementary Kindness in an Age of Indifference
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0195098811
ISBN-13
9780195098815
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 1st, 1996
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
607 grams
Dimensions
24.10 x 16.50 x 2.90 cms
Product Classification:
Religion: generalSociology & anthropologySocial, group or collective psychology
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The author, a noted sociologist of religion, attempts to ascertain what determines the qualities of kindness and caring in modern society. He examines a cross-section of American youth to discover how the habit of caring is developed, and how parents and organizations instill morals in the young.
Wuthnow, a noted sociologist of religion, here improves our understanding of kindness in American life, and how people became kind and caring. He examines a cross-section of young volunteers to see how habits are cultivated before adulthood, and paints a compelling picture of the role of families, mentors, and institutions in the moral life of teenagers. In doing so he sheds light on the true nature of voluntarism and moral education.
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