Voluntarism, community life, and the American ethic /

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Presenting an account of why people volunteer and the factors that motivate them, this study describes how volunteer programs, such as the Partnership generate ethical development in and among participants. It also suggests that the American ethic is essential for sustaining community life and to th...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ogilvie, Robert S., 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2004.
Colección:Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
Temas:
Partnership for the Homeless (New York, N.Y.)
Shelters for the homeless > New York (State) > New York.
Voluntarism > New York (State) > New York.
Sans-abri > Logement > New York (État) > New York.
Bénévolat > New York (État) > New York.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
Shelters for the homeless.
Voluntarism.
New York (State) > New York.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Voluntarism and the American ethic
  • The Partnership for the Homeless
  • In the church shelters
  • Why people volunteer in church shelters and why they keep at it
  • The mediating role of the church shelters
  • The moral effects of the volunteer experience
  • The church shelters as community-generating institutions
  • Social architecture: The art of building community-generating institutions.

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