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Signaling goodness : social rules and public choice / Phillip J. Nelson and Kenneth V. Greene.
LIBRA HV31 .N45 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nelson, Phillip J., 1929-
- Series:
- Economics, cognition, and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Charities.
- Altruism.
- Social norms.
- Social perception.
- Political sociology.
- Public interest.
- Physical Description:
- 261 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- A new approach to analyzing political and charitable behavior posits that morality significantly affects that behavior Political, intellectual, and academic discourse in the United States has been awash in political correctness, which has itself been berated and defended--yet little understood. As a corrective, Nelson and Greene look at a more general process: adopting political positions to enhance one's reputation for trustworthiness both to others and to oneself.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-251) and index.
- ISBN:
- 047211347X
- OCLC:
- 51983323
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