Volunteers : a social profile /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Musick, Marc A.
Other Authors:	Wilson, John, 1942-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2008]
Subjects:	Volunteers. Voluntarism. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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.