Overview

This second volume in the Institute of Medicine's series on America's Aging explores the various productive roles that the growing number of elderly individuals can play in society through volunteer work. Some of the issues addressed include the main incentives and impediments to elderly volunteerism, the various forms of unpaid productive work and how they affect the health and well-being of the volunteer, and the recruitment of elderly volunteers that is done by various organizations. For policymakers, economists, sociologists, gerontologists, and social services agencies, this is an indispensable resource for the future. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary The Economics of Volunteerism: A Review The Older Volunteer Resource Unpaid Productive Activity Over the Life Course Sociodemographic Aspects of Future Unpaid Productive Roles Index

Full Product Details

9780309036375

Table of Contents

Reviews

Author Information

Committee on an Aging Society, National Research Council

Tab Content 6

Countries Available