Who cares? Toward an integrated theory of volunteer work

American Sociological Review

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 694-713

  Wilson, John ^a   Musick, Marc ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001318027     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2657355     Document Type: Article

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