Volunteers: a social profile

Abstract

Preface Acknowledgments Part 1. An Introduction to Volunteering 1. The Importance of Studying Volunteering 2. What Is Volunteering? Part 2. Subjective Dispositions 3. Personality 4. Motives 5. Values, Norms, and Attitudes Part 3. Individual Resources 6. Socio-Economic Resources 7. Time and Health 8. Gender 9. Race Part 4. The Social Context of Volunteering 10. The Life Course: The Early Stages 11. The Life Course: The Later Stages 12. Social Resources 13. Volunteer Recruitment 14. Schools and Congregations 15. Community, Neighborhood, City, and Region 16. Cross-National Differences 17. Trends in Volunteering Part 5. The Organization of Volunteer Work 18. Volunteer Tasks 19. The Volunteer Role Part 6. The Consequences of Volunteering 20. Citizenship and Prosocial Behavior 21. Occupation, Income, and Health 22. Conclusion Appendix Notes References Index