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This text examines volunteering in detail from a civil society perspective, using empirical data garnered from various sources for countries all over the globe. The contributions in this title deal with a broad spectrum of questions, ranging from the diversity, social and cultural determinants and organizational settings of volunteering, to its possible individual, social, and political effects. The book explains the differences and similarities in volunteering between countries and the conditions that may be conducive to or hinder volunteering, and much more.

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Author:   Paul Dekker ,  Loek Halman
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.770kg
ISBN:  

9780306478543

ISBN 10:   0306478544
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   31 July 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

1 • Volunteering and Values: An Introduction.- Volunteering.- Background.- Outcomes.- Structure of the Book.- References.- 2 • All in the Eyes of the Beholder? Perceptions of Volunteering Across Eight Countries.- The Questionnaire.- A Cross-Cultural Analysis.- Discussion and Implications.- References.- 3 • Volunteering in Global Perspective.- The Rate and Scope of Volunteering in Various Countries.- Defining Volunteering.- Volunteering Rates by Nation.- The Fields in Which Volunteers Are Active.- Social Resources Theory.- Discussion and Conclusions.- References.- 4 • Modernization and Volunteering.- Volunteering in Knowledge Societies.- Modernization and Cultural Change: Two Dimensions of Cross-Cultural Variation.- Intergenerational Differences in Membership and Volunteering.- Three Types of Volunteering.- Conclusions.- References.- 5 • Institutional Roots of Volunteering: Toward a Macro-Structural Theory of Individual Voluntary Action.- Volunteering in 24 Countries: Major Findings.- Explaining Patterns of Volunteering.- Summary and Conclusions.- References.- 6 • Do People Who Volunteer Have a Distinctive Ethos? A Canadian Study.- Prologue and Guiding Questions.- Data and Analysis Strategy.- Analysis.- Concluding Commentary.- References.- 7 • A Humanistic Perspective on the Volunteer-Recipient Relationship: A Mexican StudyIll.- A Humanistic Approach to Volunteering.- Volunteering as “Serving” and as “Helping”.- An Empirical Study with Mexican Volunteers.- The Dynamics of the Volunteer-Recipient Relationship.- Outcomes and Conclusions.- References.- 8 • From Restitution to Innovation: Volunteering in Postcommunist Countries.- Marxist Theory and the Practice of Volunteering.- Dynamics of Volunteering in Postcommunist Countries.- Volunteering inLithuania.- Conclusion: The Future of Volunteering.- References.- 9 • Volunteering in Romania: A Rara Avis.- Conceptual Delimitations and Theoretical Background.- Individual Determinants of Volunteering in Romania.- Contextual Determinants of Volunteering in Romania.- Conclusions.- References.- 10 • Generations and Organizational Change.- Introduction: Where Have All the Volunteers Gone?.- Design and Data.- Generational Differences Reflect and Cause Social Change.- The Results: Attitudes toward Voluntary Organizing.- What Distinguishes New Organizations from Traditional Ones?.- Toward a New Organizational Society?.- References.- 11 • Volunteering, Democracy, and Democratic Attitudes.- Some Theoretical Considerations.- Data and Measurements.- Analyses.- References.- 12 • Cultivating Apathy in Voluntary Associations.- The Ideal.- Volunteers Encouraging Each Other to Care.- “We Accomplish a Lot”: The “Frontstage” Is for Volunteer Groups.- Backstage Complaints and Recognition of Problems.- Officials Reinforce Volunteers’ Political Avoidance.- The Culture of Political Avoidance.- Bridging Private and Public: The Strange Case of Child-Centered Civic Life in the United States.- References.

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