Voluntarism, Community Life, and the American Ethic

Informationen zum Autor Robert S. Ogilvie is assistant professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley, where he teaches classes in community development and urban studies. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University. He is the former director of volunteers at the Partnership for the Homeless in New York City. Klappentext Ogilvie's examination of voluntarism suggests that the American ethic is essential for sustaining community life and to the future well-being of a democratic society. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction: Voluntarism and the American Ethic 1. The Partnership for the Homeless: The Tradition of Churches Helping the Homeless in New York 2. In the Church Shelters 3. Why People Volunteer in Church Shelters and Why They Keep at It 4. The Mediating Role of the Church Shelters 5. The Moral Effects of the Volunteer Experience 6. The Church Shelters as Community-Generating Institutions 7. Social Architecture: The Art of Building Community-Generating Institutions Conclusion Appendix: Research Methods Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Robert S Ogilvie, Robert S. Ogilvie, Ogilvie Robert S
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.06.2004
• EAN: 9780253344236
• ISBN: 978-0-253-34423-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies; Philanthropic and Nonprofit St; Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies; Philanthropic and Nonprofit St
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories