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The Values of Volunteering. Cross-Cultural Perspectives.
. Ed(S): Dekker, Paul; Halman, Loek
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Hardback. Examines volunteering from a civil society perspective. This book deals 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. Editor(s): Dekker, Paul; Halman, Loek. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Volunteering is one of those phenomena which, despite the limited number of people actually involved in it, is seen as highly important for the proper functioning of society. In fact, volunteering and active participation in voluntary associations are considered to be key components of civil society; it is felt that they generate social cohesion and societal self-regulation as well as strengthening political democracy by developing individual citizenship and organizing countervailing powers. Issues such as these have gained momentum in recent years, especially since Putnam's publications in the 1990s on civic community and democracy in Italy and on the decline of ... Read more
Volunteering is one of those phenomena which, despite the limited number of people actually involved in it, is seen as highly important for the proper functioning of society. In fact, volunteering and active participation in voluntary associations are considered to be key components of civil society; it is felt that they generate social cohesion and societal self-regulation as well as strengthening political democracy by developing individual citizenship and organizing countervailing powers. Issues such as these have gained momentum in recent years, especially since Putnam's publications in the 1990s on civic community and democracy in Italy and on the decline of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306477379
SKU
V9780306477379
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