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SOC  380 Giving & Voluntarism
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Unit A Week 3

Lecture summary

"If there is one word that describes our form of society in America, it may be the word--voluntary."

Lyndon B. Johnson
(1908 - 1973)

The nonprofit sector is typically "off the radar screen," or imperceptible to large portions of the American public. "The nonprofit sector of American life . . includes an incredible range and variety of activities and institutions -- from soup kitchens to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, from churches to hospitals, from the Girl Scouts to scientists studying DNA. It is the arena in which we fulfill our religious needs, serve our compassionate impulses, express our creativity in art and science, engage in citizen political action, and pursue our powerful urges toward education and health care. And much more" (John Gardner in Salamon, xiii). This section describes the nonprofit sector by demographics, taxonomy and regulation. The full range on voluntary action is viewed.

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Syllabus
o Description, Purpose, Goals
o Objectives
o Grading
o Required Texts
o Important Information
Resources
o Timeline
o Concentration
o Jeopardy
o Gift Giving
o Study Charts
Week 1
Unit A: Sociology & Philanthropy
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Unit B: Introduction to Giving and Voluntarism
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Week 2
Unit A: Notions of a Giving, Charity and Philanthropy
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concept & People
o Reading Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Unit B
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Week 3
Unit A
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Unit B
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Week 4
Unit A
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Unit B
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Week 5
Unit A
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Unit B
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Week 6
Unit A
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Unit B
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Week 7
Unit A
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Unit B
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Week 8
Unit A
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Unit B
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Week 9
Unit A
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Unit B
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Week 10
Unit A
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion
Unit B
o Focus Questions
o Objectives
o Lecture Summary
o Concepts & People
o Reading & Study Questions
o Assignments & Discussion