Acts of compassion : caring for others and helping ourselves - Wuthnow, Robert (Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1991)
An American Paradox -- Caring and/for Our Selves -- Talking About Motives -- Finding Fulfillment -- Conviction and Community -- Along the Road -- Bounded Love -- The Tarnished Image -- Envisioning a Better Society -- The Case for Compassion.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-330) and index.
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Keywords: Voluntarism -- United States; Helping behavior; Caring; Individualism -- United States; Helping Behavior; Comportement d'aide.; Humanité (Morale); Individualisme -- États-Unis.; Bénévolat -- États-Unis.; SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Success; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General; Caring; Helping behavior; Individualism; Voluntarism; United States; Hilfsbereitschaft; USA; Soziales Handeln; Soziale Bewegung; Altruïsme.; Vrijwilligerswerk; Hulpverlening; Individualisme; Voluntary work; United States