Volunteering in the United Kingdom : the spirit of service /
Substantial claims are made about the extent and impacts of volunteering, often characterized by limited engagement with research evidence. Volunteering is highly stratified, so whether it can bridge social divisions in an unequal society is questionable. Volunteering may have some benefits for indi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2024.
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| Summary: | Substantial claims are made about the extent and impacts of volunteering, often characterized by limited engagement with research evidence. Volunteering is highly stratified, so whether it can bridge social divisions in an unequal society is questionable. Volunteering may have some benefits for individuals and communities, but these impacts are often marginal. Volunteering is not a treatment that can be prescribed with certainty. There is certainly a strong ‘spirit of service’ evident in the British population, but it requires considerable faith to believe that it can be extended to all. This book provides a comprehensive and original overview of evidence about the patterns and impacts of volunteering, underpinning a novel, but skeptical, assessment of the contributions of voluntary action to British society. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-285) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1526145529 9781526145529 1526145510 9781526145512 |