Volunteers : a social profile / Marc A. Musick and John Wilson.
| Author/creator |
Musick, Marc A. |
| Other author/creator | Wilson, John, 1942- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008. |
| Description | vi, 663 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Philanthropic and nonprofit studies Philanthropic and nonprofit studies. ^A593181 |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [581]-632) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007005798 |
| ISBN | 9780253349293 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 025334929X (cloth) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HN 49.V64 M87 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |