What Happened to the "Long Civic Generation"? Explaining Cohort Differences in Volunteerism

Social Forces

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1091-1121

  Rotolo, Thomas ^a   Wilson, John ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842683008     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2004.0051     Document Type: Review

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