Volunteers : A Social Profile /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Musick, Marc A.
Other Authors: Wilson, John, 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Volunteers.
Voluntarism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The importance of studying volunteering
  • What is volunteering?
  • Personality
  • Motives
  • Values, norms, and attitudes
  • Socio-economic resources
  • Time and health
  • Gender
  • Race
  • The life course: the early stages
  • The life course: the later stages
  • Social resources
  • Volunteer recruitment
  • Schools and congregations
  • Community, neighborhood, city, and region
  • Cross-national differences
  • Trends in volunteering
  • Volunteer tasks
  • The volunteer role
  • Citizenship and prosocial behavior
  • Occupation, income, and health
  • Conclusion.

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