Voluntarism, community life, and the American ethic:
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Main Author: Ogilvie, Robert S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington Indiana University Press ©2004
Series:Philanthropic and nonprofit studies
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Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-261) and index
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: The art of building community-generating institutions
Presenting an account of why people volunteer and the factors that motivate them, this study describes how volunteer programs, such as the Partnership generate ethical development in and among participants. It also suggests that the American ethic is essential for sustaining community life and to the future well-being of a democratic society
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 272 pages)
ISBN:0253110203
0253344239
9780253110206
9780253344236

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