Why get involved? Reasons for voluntary-association activity among Americans and Canadians

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 387-403

  Hwang, Monica ^a   Grabb, Edward ^a   Curtis, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Americans; Canadians; Reasons; Voluntary associations

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944580952     PISSN: 08997640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0899764005276435     Document Type: Review

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