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Volunteers : a social profile / Marc A. Musick and John Wilson.

By: Material type: Computer fileComputer fileSeries: Philanthropic and nonprofit studies | Philanthropic and nonprofit studiesPublication details: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008.Description: vi, 663 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 025334929X (cloth)
  • 9780253349293 (cloth)
DDC classification:
  • 302/.14 22
LOC classification:
  • HN49.V64 M87 2008
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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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Includes bibliographical references (p. [581]-632) and index.

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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