Considerations of community : The context and process of volunteerism

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 846-867+762

  Omoto, Allen M ^a   Snyder, Mark ^b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0013423732     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764202045005007     Document Type: Review

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