Charitable Choices : Philanthropic Decisions of Donors in the American Jewish Community

Charitable giving and philanthropic behavior are frequently the subject of media reports and newspaper headlines.

Examining the incentives and barriers to charitable behavior, Dashefsky and Lazerwitz account for such giving by members of the Jewish community.

A discussion of motivations for charitable giving, Charitable Choices relies on quantitative and qualitative data in one religio-ethnic community.