| Description |
vi, 663 p. : ill. |
| Series |
Philanthropic and nonprofit studies |
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Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [581]-632) and index. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Voluntarism.
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Volunteers.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wilson, John, 1942-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780253349293 (cloth) |
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025334929X (cloth) |
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