Voluntarism, community life, and the American ethic / Robert S. Ogilvie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ogilvie, Robert S., 1963-

Series:

Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.

Philanthropic and nonprofit studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voluntarism.

Associations, institutions, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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 with it? How do local organizations create community?

Contents:

Voluntarism and the American ethic

The Partnership for the Homeless

In the church shelters

Why people volunteer in church shelters and why they keep at it

The mediating role of the church shelters

The moral effects of the volunteer experience

The church shelters as community-generating institutions

Social architecture.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-261) and index.

ISBN:

9786612072208

9781282072206

128207220X

9780253110206

0253110203

OCLC:

475973084