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" Volunteers : "
Marc A. Musick and John Wilson.
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BL
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982099
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b736469
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Musick, Marc A.
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| Title & Author
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Volunteers : : a social profile /\ Marc A. Musick and John Wilson.
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| Publication Statement
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Bloomington :: Indiana University Press,, ©2008.
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Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
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1 online resource (vi, 663 pages) :: illustrations.
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0253116864
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: 1282078321
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: 6612078324
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: 9780253116864
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: 9781282078321
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: 9786612078323
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025334929X
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9780253349293
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 581-632) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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A detailed portrait of the volunteer in contemporary society.
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Voluntarism.
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Volunteers.
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Ehrenamtliche Tätigkeit
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Ehrenamtlicher Mitarbeiter
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Freiwilligkeit
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SELF-HELP-- Personal Growth-- Success.
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Voluntarism.
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Volunteers.
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Volunteers.
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| Dewey Classification
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302/.14
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HN49.V64M87 2008eb
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Online Book
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Wilson, John,1942-
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