Volunteers : a social profile / Marc A. Musick and John Wilson.
Volunteers : a social profile / Marc A. Musick and John Wilson.
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Publisher
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008.
Call Numbers
N302.14/ 23
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
vi, 663 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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 recru...
Publication information
Publisher
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2008.
Place of Publication
Indiana
Date Published
c2008.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Who tends to volunteer and why? What causes attract certain types of volunteers? What motivates people to volunteer? How can volunteers be persuaded to continue their service? Making use of a broad range of survey information to offer a detailed portrait of the volunteer in today's world, Volunteers provides an important resource for everyone who...
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Volunteers : a social profile / Marc A. Musick and John Wilson.
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Notes
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Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [581]-632) and index.
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N302.14/ 23
Record Identifier
74VK3JqAbAPy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3JqAbAPy
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ISBN
025334929X (cloth)
9780253349293 (cloth)
DDC
302.14
MMS ID
991023730019702626
