Motivations for and Obstacles to Religious Financial Giving

This paper extends previous findings on religion and generosity by developing and assessing a conceptual typology of potential motivations for and obstacles to religious giving. Specifically, we examine “socialized giving,” “need giving,” “normative giving,” and “guilt giving” as potential motivator...

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Authors: Vaidyanathan, Brandon (Author) ; Snell, Patricia (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford Univ. Press 2011
In: Sociology of religion
Year: 2011, Volume: 72, Issue: 2, Pages: 189-214
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