Sorrow and solidarity: Why Americans volunteered for 9/11 relief efforts

Social Problems

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 190-215

  Beyerlein, Kraig ^a   Sikkink, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Mobilization; September 11; Tragedy; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 43149124809     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: 15338533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2008.55.2.190     Document Type: Article

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