UID:
almahu_9949284977502882
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 352 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781447307211 (ebook)
Content:
In this topical book, older people's volunteering is studied in eight European countries at the structural, macro, meso and micro levels. Overall it highlights how different interactions between the levels facilitate or hinder older people's inclusion in voluntary work and makes policy suggestions for an integrated strategy.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Mar 2022).
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Realising volunteering by older people in Europe An overarching approach --
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Introduction: enhancing volunteering in later life in Europe /
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Volunteering in older age: a conceptual and analytical framework /
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Opportunities and restrictions for older volunteers National experiences --
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Older volunteers in Italy: an underestimated phenomenon? /
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Older volunteers in Denmark: a large voluntary sector in a highly developed welfare state /
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Older volunteers in Germany: opportunities and restrictions in the welfare mix /
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Older volunteers in England: towards greater flexibility and inclusiveness? /
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Older volunteers in France: recognising their social utility in a less and less corporatist welfare state /
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Older volunteers in Poland: the heritage of a Socialist regime /
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Older volunteers in Sweden: a welfare state in transition /
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Older volunteers in the Netherlands: new challenges to an old tradition /
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Opportunities and restrictions for older volunteers Case studies in European voluntary organisations --
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Voluntary organisations' characteristics and practices towards older volunteers /
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Organisational reflections on the impact of working and caring on older volunteering /
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Organisations' age management of older volunteers: pointing to the future /
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Conclusions --
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Conclusions: enhancing volunteering by older people in Europe /
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781447307204
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781447307211/type/BOOK
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