Young and Older Caregivers at Homeless Animal and Human Shelters: Selfish and Selfless Motives in Helping Others

Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-49

  Ferrari, Joseph R ^a   Loftus, Michelle M ^a   Pesek, Julia ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Community volunteerism; Human and animal shelters; Young vs. older volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042078581     PISSN: 10530789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022920608700     Document Type: Article

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