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Paul G. Schervish
Professor of Sociology
Director, Center on Wealth and Philanthropy
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Brief Bio
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| Paul G. Schervish
is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Wealth
and Philanthropy (CWP) at Boston College, the recognized authority
on individual charitable giving, philanthropy by the wealthy,
and wealth transfer. He received a bachelor's degree in literature
from the University of Detroit, a Masters in sociology from
Northwestern University, a Masters of Divinity Degree from
the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in
Sociology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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Currently Teaching
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SC
715: Classical Social Theory
Department of Sociology Theory Proseminar
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Fall 2001
O’Neill 255
Monday 3:00-5:30
Focusing on the work of Marx, Durkheim and Weber, the course
traces the philosophic, intellectual and social history of
the ideas, themes, concepts and schools of thought we now
call "classical sociological theory." Supportive
thinkers will also be discussed as they contributed to the
emergence and establishment of modern sociological thought.
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Research Activities
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In the late eighties
Schervish directed the groundbreaking "Study on Wealth
and Philanthropy," an examination of the strategies of
living and giving among 130 millionaires. Along with John J.
Havens, Senior Research Associate Schervish in 1999 released
the report, Millionaires and the Millennium: New Estimates
of the Forthcoming Wealth Transfer and the Prospects for a Golden
Age of Philanthropy, which estimates the wealth transfer
over the next half century to be between $41 trillion and $136
trillion. In 2000, Schervish and Havens, in conjunction with
Bankers Trust Private Banking, completed the final report of
the Bankers Trust Wealth with Responsibility Study 2001,
a study of 112 wealth holders with net worth in excess of $5
million regarding their charitable giving and volunteering,
attitudes about social issues, socially responsible investing,
trust and estate planning, and the transfer of values to heirs.
In 2001, with Mary A. O'Herlihy, CWPResearch Associate and Havens,
Schervish produced the 2001 High-Tech Donors Study, which
through interviews with 28 high-tech executives sought to get
to the heart of the so-called "new philanthropy."
He spent a year in Ireland where he was Fulbright Scholar in
Applied Philanthropy at University College Cork. Schervish has
been named to the 2001 Nonprofit Times Power and Influence Top
50 for the second consecutive time. Cited for his "human
touch" and "insight", a rarity among researchers,
The Nonprofit Times notes that, "[r]esearch is just numbers
until he interprets it and then makes the keen insights available
to practitioners."
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Publications
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Schervish has published in the areas of philanthropy,
the sociology of money, the sociology of wealth, labor markets,
unemployment, biographical narrative, and sociology of religion.
Schervish also serves regularly as a speaker and consultant
on how to surface and analyze the moral biographies of wealth
holders, on the motivations for charitable giving, on the
demographic patterns of wealth and charitable giving, and
on the spirituality of financial life.Recent publications
include: "Agent-Animated Wealth and Philanthropy:
The Dynamics of Accumulation and Allocation Among High-Tech
Donors." Paul G. Schervish, Mary A. O'Herlihy, John J.
Havens. Report published May 2001.
"Wealth and the Commonwealth: New Findings on the Trends
in Wealth and Philanthropy." Paul G. Schervish and John
J. Havens. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly,
vol. 30,no. 1, March 2001, pp. 5-25.
"The Methods and Metrics of the Boston Area Diary Study."
John J. Havens and Paul G. Schervish. Nonprofit and Voluntary
Sector Quarterly, vol. 30, no.3, Sept. 2001, pp. 527-550.
Order "A Methodological Test of Giving: Using Indiana
as a Test Case." Patrick Rooney, Kathryn Steinberg and
Paul G. Schervish. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly,
vol. 30, no. 3, Sept. 2001, pp.551-568.
"Finding God in Some Things: Unintended Consequences
for the Academy of the Faith That Does Justice."
Paul G. Schervish. Conversations: The National Seminar
on Higher Education, Number 19, Spring 2001:21-2
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"The Material Horizons of Philanthropy: New Directions
for Money and Motives." Paul G. Schervish. Forthcoming
in New Directions in Philanthropic Fundraising.
"The Spiritual Horizon of Philanthropy: New Directions
for Money and Motives." Paul G. Schervish. Forthcoming
2001 in New Directions in Philanthropic Fundraising.
"The New Physics of Philanthropy: The Supply-Side Vectors
of Charitable Giving. Part 1: The Material Side of the Supply
Side."
Paul G. Schervish and John J. Havens. Forthcoming 2001 in
The CASE International Journal of Educational Advancement.
"The New Physics of Philanthropy: The Supply-Side Vectors
of Charitable Giving. Part 2: The Spiritual Side of the Supply
Side." Paul G. Schervish and John J. Havens. Forthcoming
in The CASE International Journal of Educational Advancement.
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At a glance...
Title
Professor of Sociology
Director, Center on Wealth and Philanthropy
Teaches
Classical Social Theory SC715
Email
schervis@bc.edu
Center on Wealth and Philanthropy
http://www.bc.edu/cwp
Office Location & Hours
McGuinn Hall 516
Please email for appointment
617.552.4070
617.552.3903 (fax)
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