Women's voluntary organizations in Canada: Bridgers, bonders, or both?

Voluntas

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-159

  Foster, Mary K ^a   Meinhard, Agnes G ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bonding; Bridging; Canada; Social capital; Women's voluntary organizations

Indexed keywords

VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WOMENS ORGANIZATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 22144482732     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-005-5695-03     Document Type: Review

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