Conducive meso- and micro-contexts influencing volunteering
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2017
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Open Access Color
OpenAIRE Downloads
OpenAIRE Views
Abstract
This chapter reviews how interpersonal influences, institutional influences, the volunteer experience, life events, and practical considerations affect starting or stopping formal volunteering. Interpersonal exchanges and relationships affect volunteering by providing an opportunity for people to be asked to volunteer, by providing an incentive to volunteer for organizations that benefit a friend or family member, by providing emotional and practical support for volunteering, and by socializing people into the volunteer role. Institutions directly influence volunteering by actively sponsoring or facilitating participants’ volunteering, socializing people to volunteer, and providing individuals with the skills and resources necessary for volunteering. © David Horton Smith, Robert A. Stebbins, and Jurgen Grotz 2016 and Respective authors 2016. All rights reserved.
Description
Keywords
[No Keyword Available]
Turkish CoHE Thesis Center URL
Fields of Science
Citation
6
WoS Q
Scopus Q
Source
The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations
Volume
1
Issue
Start Page
607
End Page
631