Voluntarism, community life, and the American ethic /

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Author / Creator:	Ogilvie, Robert S., 1963-
Imprint:	Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2004.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 272 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Philanthropic and nonprofit studies Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
Subject:	Partnership for the Homeless (New York, N.Y.) Partnership for the Homeless (New York, N.Y.) Shelters for the homeless -- New York (State) -- New York. Voluntarism -- New York (State) -- New York. Shelters for the homeless. Voluntarism. New York (State) -- New York.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11140688

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ISBN:	0253110203 9780253110206 9780253344236 0253344239 128207220X 9781282072206 9786612072208 6612072202 0253344239
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-261) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. 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. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Ogilvie, Robert S., 1963- Voluntarism, community life, and the American ethic. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2004 0253344239

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