Voluntarism, Community Life, and the American Ethic

by Robert Ogilvie and Robert S. Ogilvie

Book Overview

"This is a major contribution to the literature on social participation and voluntary action. It is the first systematic ethnographic study I know that treats volunteers and the institutions they create." --John Van Til, author of Growing Civil Society

"Students and faculty interested in the issue of homelessness will find the book instructive. . . Recommended." --Choice

Why do people volunteer, and what motivates them to stick...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253344239
• ISBN13: 9780253344236
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher