New Advances in the Study of Civic Voluntarism : Resources, Engagement, and Recruitment /

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Individuals who are civically active have three things in common: they have the capacity to do so, they want to, and they have been asked to participate. New Advances in the Study of Civic Voluntarism is dedicated to examining the continued influence of these factors--resources, engagement, and recr...

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Other Authors: Klofstad, Casey A. (Casey Andrew), 1976- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Voluntarism > Social aspects.
Voluntarism > Political aspects.
Political participation.
Civil society.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Volunteer Work.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civics & Citizenship.
Civil society > United States.
Political participation > United States.
Voluntarism > Social aspects > United States.
Voluntarism > Political aspects > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Individuals who are civically active have three things in common: they have the capacity to do so, they want to, and they have been asked to participate. New Advances in the Study of Civic Voluntarism is dedicated to examining the continued influence of these factors--resources, engagement, and recruitment--on civic participation in the twenty-first century. The contributors to this volume examine recent social, political, technological, and intellectual changes to provide the newest research in the field. Topics range from race and religion to youth in the digital age, to illustrate the continued importance of understanding the role of the everyday citizen in a democratic society.
Physical Description:1 online resource (293 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9781439913260

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