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The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (1505 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781137263179
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 302/.14
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Contents:
Cover -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I: Historical and Conceptual Background -- 1 History of Associations and Volunteering -- 2 Theories of Associations and Volunteering -- 3 Typologies of Associations and Volunteering -- 4 Leisure and Time-Use Perspectives on Volunteering -- 5 Volunteering as Related to Other Leisure Activities -- 6 Associations and Social Capital -- 7 Associations and Social Networks -- 8 Hybrid Associations and Blurred Sector Boundaries -- Part II: Special Types of Volunteering -- 9 Informal, Unorganized Volunteering -- 10 Stipended Transnational Volunteering -- 11 Stipended National Service Volunteering -- 12 Volunteer Tourism and Travel Volunteering -- 13 Online and Virtual Volunteering -- 14 Spontaneous Volunteering in Emergencies -- 15 Formal Volunteer Service Programs -- 16 Changing Nature of Formal Service Program Volunteering -- Part III: Major Activity Areas of Volunteering and Associations -- 17 Traditional Philanthropic Service Volunteering -- 18 Self-Help and Mutual Aid Group Volunteering -- 19 Participation in Trade and Business Associations -- 20 Participation in Worker Cooperatives -- 21 Volunteering in Consumer and Service Cooperatives -- 22 Volunteering in Religious Congregations and Faith-Based Associations -- 23 Political Parties and Political Volunteering/Participation -- 24 Social Movements and Activist-Protest Volunteering -- Part IV: Influences on Volunteering and Association Participation -- 25 Physiological Correlates of Volunteering -- 26 Conducive Macro-Contexts Influencing Volunteering -- 27 Conducive Meso- and Micro-Contexts Influencing Volunteering -- 28 Conducive Social Roles and Demographics Influencing Volunteering -- 29 Volunteering in Three Life Stages.
30 Conducive Motivations and Psychological Influences on Volunteering -- 31 S-Theory as a Comprehensive, Interdisciplinary Explanation of Volunteering and Pro-Social Behavior -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- Part V Internal Structures of Associations -- 32 Local or Grassroots Associations: Micro-Associations -- 33 National and Other Supra-Local Associations: Meso-Associations -- 34 Transnational Associations and INGOs: Macro-Associations -- 35 Governance, Boards, and Internal Structures of Associations -- 36 Leadership and Management of Associations -- 37 Life Cycles of Individual Associations -- Part VI Internal Processes of Associations -- 38 Member Acquisition and Retention in Associations -- 39 Resource Attraction and Marketing by Associations -- 40 Avoiding Bureaucratization and Mission Drift in Associations -- 41 Self-Regulation in Associations -- 42 Accountability and Social Accounting in Associations -- 43 Information and Technology for Associations -- 44 Economics of Associations and Volunteering -- Part VII External Environments of Associations -- 45 Civil Liberties and Freedoms as Association Contexts -- 46 Corporatism versus Pluralism and Authoritarianism as Association Contexts -- 47 Legal, Registration, and Taxation Issues of Associations -- 48 Relationships and Collaboration among Associations -- 49 Public Perceptions of and Trust in Associations and Volunteers -- 50 Prevalence Rates of Associations across Territories -- Part VIII Scope and Impacts of Volunteering and Associations -- 51 Scope and Trends of Volunteering and Associations -- 52 Longer-Term Volunteering Impacts on Volunteers and Association Members/Participants -- 53 Volunteering Impacts on Volunteers: Immediate Positive Emotional-Cognitive Effects and Longer-Term.
54 Crime, Misconduct, and Dysfunctions in and by Associations -- Part IX Conclusions and Future Prospects -- 55 Conclusions and Future Prospects -- Part X Appendix -- Glossary of Key Concepts and Terms -- Erratum.
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Cover -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I: Historical and Conceptual Background -- 1 History of Associations and Volunteering -- 2 Theories of Associations and Volunteering -- 3 Typologies of Associations and Volunteering -- 4 Leisure and Time-Use Perspectives on Volunteering -- 5 Volunteering as Related to Other Leisure Activities -- 6 Associations and Social Capital -- 7 Associations and Social Networks -- 8 Hybrid Associations and Blurred Sector Boundaries -- Part II: Special Types of Volunteering -- 9 Informal, Unorganized Volunteering -- 10 Stipended Transnational Volunteering -- 11 Stipended National Service Volunteering -- 12 Volunteer Tourism and Travel Volunteering -- 13 Online and Virtual Volunteering -- 14 Spontaneous Volunteering in Emergencies -- 15 Formal Volunteer Service Programs -- 16 Changing Nature of Formal Service Program Volunteering -- Part III: Major Activity Areas of Volunteering and Associations -- 17 Traditional Philanthropic Service Volunteering -- 18 Self-Help and Mutual Aid Group Volunteering -- 19 Participation in Trade and Business Associations -- 20 Participation in Worker Cooperatives -- 21 Volunteering in Consumer and Service Cooperatives -- 22 Volunteering in Religious Congregations and Faith-Based Associations -- 23 Political Parties and Political Volunteering/Participation -- 24 Social Movements and Activist-Protest Volunteering -- Part IV: Influences on Volunteering and Association Participation -- 25 Physiological Correlates of Volunteering -- 26 Conducive Macro-Contexts Influencing Volunteering -- 27 Conducive Meso- and Micro-Contexts Influencing Volunteering -- 28 Conducive Social Roles and Demographics Influencing Volunteering -- 29 Volunteering in Three Life Stages.

30 Conducive Motivations and Psychological Influences on Volunteering -- 31 S-Theory as a Comprehensive, Interdisciplinary Explanation of Volunteering and Pro-Social Behavior -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- Part V Internal Structures of Associations -- 32 Local or Grassroots Associations: Micro-Associations -- 33 National and Other Supra-Local Associations: Meso-Associations -- 34 Transnational Associations and INGOs: Macro-Associations -- 35 Governance, Boards, and Internal Structures of Associations -- 36 Leadership and Management of Associations -- 37 Life Cycles of Individual Associations -- Part VI Internal Processes of Associations -- 38 Member Acquisition and Retention in Associations -- 39 Resource Attraction and Marketing by Associations -- 40 Avoiding Bureaucratization and Mission Drift in Associations -- 41 Self-Regulation in Associations -- 42 Accountability and Social Accounting in Associations -- 43 Information and Technology for Associations -- 44 Economics of Associations and Volunteering -- Part VII External Environments of Associations -- 45 Civil Liberties and Freedoms as Association Contexts -- 46 Corporatism versus Pluralism and Authoritarianism as Association Contexts -- 47 Legal, Registration, and Taxation Issues of Associations -- 48 Relationships and Collaboration among Associations -- 49 Public Perceptions of and Trust in Associations and Volunteers -- 50 Prevalence Rates of Associations across Territories -- Part VIII Scope and Impacts of Volunteering and Associations -- 51 Scope and Trends of Volunteering and Associations -- 52 Longer-Term Volunteering Impacts on Volunteers and Association Members/Participants -- 53 Volunteering Impacts on Volunteers: Immediate Positive Emotional-Cognitive Effects and Longer-Term.

54 Crime, Misconduct, and Dysfunctions in and by Associations -- Part IX Conclusions and Future Prospects -- 55 Conclusions and Future Prospects -- Part X Appendix -- Glossary of Key Concepts and Terms -- Erratum.

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