In this Book
- Volunteers: A Social Profile
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies
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.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- 2. What Is Volunteering?
- pp. 11-36
- Part 2. Subjective Disposition
- pp. 37-38
- 3. Personality
- pp. 39-53
- 4. Motives
- pp. 54-80
- 5. Values, Norms, and Attitudes
- pp. 81-110
- Part 3. Individual Resources
- pp. 111-118
- 6. Socio-Economic Resources
- pp. 119-147
- 7. Time and Health
- pp. 148-170
- Part 4. The Social Context of Volunteering
- pp. 217-220
- 10. The Life Course: The Early Stages
- pp. 221-237
- 11. The Life Course: The Later Stages
- pp. 238-266
- 12. Social Resources
- pp. 267-287
- 13. Volunteer Recruitment
- pp. 288-299
- 14. Schools and Congregations
- pp. 300-313
- 16. Cross-National Differences
- pp. 342-369
- 17. Trends in Volunteering
- pp. 370-398
- Part 5. The Organization of Volunteer Work
- pp. 399-402
- 18. Volunteer Tasks
- pp. 403-419
- 19. The Volunteer Role
- pp. 420-454
- Part 6. The Consequenses of Volunteering
- pp. 455-458
- 20. Citizenship and Prosocial Behavior
- pp. 459-485
- 21. Occupation, Income, and Health
- pp. 486-515
- 22. Conclusion
- pp. 516-534
- Appendix: Data Description
- pp. 535-540
- References
- pp. 581-632