| Continuity and Change in Voluntary Action: Patterns, Trends and Understandings Contributor(s): Lindsey, Rose (Author), Mohan, John (Author), Metcalfe, Elizabeth (Other) |
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ISBN: 1447324838 ISBN-13: 9781447324836 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $142.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Volunteer Work |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.23 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There are great expectations of voluntary action in contemporary Britain but limited in-depth insight into the level, distribution and understanding of what constitutes voluntary activity. Drawing on extensive survey data and written accounts of citizen engagement, this book charts change and continuity in voluntary activity since 1981. How voluntary action has been defined and measured is considered alongside individuals' accounts of their participation and engagement in volunteering over their lifecourses. Addressing fundamental questions such as whether the public are cynical about or receptive to calls for greater voluntary action, the book considers whether respective government expectations of volunteering can really be fulfilled. Is Britain really a "shared society", or a "big society", and what is the scope for expansion of voluntary effort? This pioneering study combines rich, qualitative material from the Mass Observation Archive between 1981 and 2012, and data from many longitudinal and cross-sectional social surveys. Part of the Third Sector Research Series, this book is informed by research undertaken at the Third Sector Research Centre, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and Barrow Cadbury Trust. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lindsey, Rose: - Rose Lindsey is senior research fellow in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Southampton.Mohan, John: - John Mohan is professor of social policy at the University of Birmingham and director of the Third Sector Research Centre. |