Volunteers

A Social Profile

By: John Wilson, Marc A. Musick

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Hardcover | 1 November 2007

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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 America, Volunteers provides an important resource for everyone who works with volunteers or is interested in their role in contemporary society.

Mark A. Musick and John Wilson address issues of volunteer motivation by focusing on individuals' subjective states, their available resources, and the influence of gender and race. In a section on social context, they reveal how volunteer work is influenced by family relationships and obligations through the impact of schools, churches, and communities. They consider cross-national differences in volunteering and historical trends, and close with consideration of the research on the organization of volunteer work and the consequences of volunteering for the volunteer.

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"A much needed book for both scholars and practitioners. It covers a wide range of topics dealing with volunteering... A major contribution." Virginia Hodgkinson, Center for Voluntary Organizations and Service

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Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
An Introduction to Volunteering	p. 1
The Importance of Studying Volunteering	p. 3
What Is Volunteering?	p. 11
Subjective Dispositions	p. 37
Personality	p. 39
Motives	p. 54
Values, Norms, and Attitudes	p. 81
Individual Resources	p. 111
Socio-Economic Resources	p. 119
Time and Health	p. 148
Gender	p. 171
Race	p. 197
The Social Context of Volunteering	p. 217
The Life Course: The Early Stages	p. 221
The Life Course: The Later Stages	p. 238
Social Resources	p. 267
Volunteer Recruitment	p. 288
Schools and Congregations	p. 300
Community, Neighborhood, City, and Region	p. 314
Cross-National Differences	p. 342
Trends in Volunteering	p. 370
The Organization of Volunteer Work	p. 399
Volunteer Tasks	p. 403
The Volunteer Role	p. 420
The Consequences of Volunteering	p. 455
Citizenship and Prosocial Behavior	p. 459
Occupation, Income, and Health	p. 486
Conclusion	p. 516
Appendix	p. 535
Notes	p. 541
References	p. 581
Index	p. 633
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