Altruistic love; : a study of American "good neighbors" and Christian saints

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Altruistic love; : a study of American "good neighbors" and Christian saints

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a study of American "good neighbors" and Christian saints

Instantiates

• Altruistic love; : a study of American "good neighbors" and Christian saints

Publication

• Boston, Beacon Press, 1950

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volume

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• nc

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rdacarrier

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text

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• txt

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rdacontent

Contents

• Part I. American "good neighbors" : 1. The need for positive emphasis -- 2. The selection of our "good neighbors" -- 3. Activities of "good neighbors" -- 4. Opinions about good-neighborliness -- 5. Sex distribution -- 6. Age distribution -- 7. Parental families -- 8. Marital status and families -- 9. Social, occupational, and economic status -- 10. Rural-urban and nationality distribution -- 11. Education and school intelligence -- 12. Attitudes toward the world at large -- 13. Religious attitudes and affiliations -- 14. Political ideologies and affiliations -- 15. Affiliations with other organizations -- 16. Other characteristics -- 17. Factors in good-neighborliness -- 18. Two routes to good-neighborliness -- 19. Recipients of help -- 20. "Good neighbors" and their dearest persons -- 21. Happiness and peace of mind -- 22. "Good neighbors" as deviants -- 23. The meaning of good-neighborliness
• Part II. Christian-Catholic saints : 24. The sources of this study -- 25. Sex distribution -- 26. Age distribution -- 27. Months of death and canonization -- 28. Countries of birth and death -- 29. Class origins -- 30. Parental influences -- 31. Types of entrance on the road to sainthood -- 32. Routes to sainthood -- 33. Marriage status -- 34. Socio-occupational status -- 35. Adaptation to environment -- 36. Techniques of self-control -- 37. Fluctuation of the number of saints throughout the centuries -- 38. The saint in sensate, idealistic, and ideational cultures
• Part III. Altruism and the personality : 39. Good-neighborliness and saintliness: summary -- 40. The meaning of altruistic love
• Appendix A. Sample American "good neighbors" : 1. Letters received by the "Breakfast in Hollywood" program ; 2. Sketches of "good neighbors" -- Appendix B. Russian-Orthodox saints

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22 cm.

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vii, 253 pages

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50008042

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unmediated

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rdamedia

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• n

Record ID

99189466340001161

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• (OCoLC)00302916
• (OCoLC)ocm00302916