Embedded Altruism
Blood Collection Regimes and the European Union's Donor Population
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7608841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kieran Healy (0000-0001-9114-981X, Princeton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1633-1657 |
| Publication date | 2000-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/210468 |
| OpenAlex | W2139071721 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 87 |
| References cited | 17 |
Blood donation is often cited as a perfect example of altruism. But blood must be collected as well as donated, and the organizational basis of the blood supply has been largely neglected. This article is a comparative study of blood collection regimes in Europe. Regimes are found to affect donation rates and donor profiles. When the Red Cross collects blood, donation is tied to religious activity and other volunteering, unlike state and blood bank systems. This study argues that collection regimes produce their donor populations by providing differing opportunities for donations. The analysis contributes to an institutional perspective on altruism and highlights the need to attend to the socially embedded nature of altruistic as well as self‐interested action
Action (physics) · Affect (linguistics) · Altruism (biology) · Blood collection · Blood donations · Blood donor · Donation · Economic growth · Economics · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Population · Sociology · Blood donation and transfusion practices · Demography · Immunology · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 87 |
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| Citations per year | 3,48 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2026 (26) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 83 |