Work and Volunteering: The Long Arm of the Job

Wilson, Jesse W.; Musick, Marc A.

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“…higher-paying and more secure jobs (Kalleberg 2011;Goldin and Katz 2008); they are less likely to need to work a second job and have more freedom to take time off of work, enabling them to spend more time participating in local organizations (Wilson and Musick 1997;Putnam 2000).…”

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Doing Less with More: Cohorts, Education, and Civic Participation in America

Horowitz

2015

Social Forces

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Doing Less with More: Cohorts, Education, and Civic Participation in America

Horowitz

2015

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“…Almost every study on voluntary association participation finds a positive relationship with the level of education (Babchuk & Edwards 1965;Bekkers 2005;Brady et al 1999;Brown & Ferris 2007;Curtis et al 2001;Egerton 2002;Erlinghagen & Hank 2006;Hauser 2000;Hyman & Wright 1971;Putnam 2000;Reissman 1954;Rotolo 1999;Rotolo & Wilson 2007;Schofer & Fourcade-Gourinchas 2001;Scott 1957;Verba et al 1995;Wilson & Musick 1997a;1997b;1998;Wollebaek & Selle 2002;Wright & Hyman 1958). Higher educated persons are more likely to be members of voluntary associations, are more likely to attend meetings, are more likely to volunteer, and are more likely to donate money.…”

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Education and Voluntary Association Participation: Evidence for Selection and Causation

Bekkers

2016

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We study the relationship of education and participation in voluntary associations throughout the life course, using retrospective data from the Netherlands (covering the period 1932-2000) and prospective panel data from Wisconsin (1957Wisconsin ( -2003. In both datasets, we find that those who will eventually achieve a higher level of education are already more likely to participate in voluntary associations before they have completed their educational career. This implies that the relationship between education and participation in voluntary associations is partly due to selection effects. However, both datasets also reveal that increases in education are associated with increases in voluntary associations memberships, suggesting causative effects of education. The Dutch data reveal no causative effect of education on volunteering if selection into membership is taken into account. Acknowledgements

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“…High status occupations are generally characterized by more complexity, autonomy and variety than low status occupations. They are more demanding as well as more supplying in terms of resources and skills, and require dealing with challenges while promoting an active orientation on life in general (Kalleberg, 1977;Kohn & Schooler, 1983;Loher, Noe, Moeller, & Fitzgerald, 1985;Ross & Reskin, 1992;Wilensky, 1961;Wilson & Musick, 1997a, 1997b.…”

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“…Earlier studies have shown that education (McPherson & Rotolo, 1996;Wilson, 2000) and other stratification variables such as class and job status (Brady, Verba, & Schlozman, 1995;Gerstel & Gallagher, 1994;Smith, 1994;Wilson & Musick, 1997b) are important predictors for volunteering. That is, on average, those with more education and higher status tend to do more volunteering.…”

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Pasts that last: The moderating role of education and former occupation for men's volunteering after retirement

Bogaard

Henkens

Kalmijn

2014

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility

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-This study uses nationally representative cross-sectional data to investigate the relationship between retirement and volunteering among men aged 50 to 70 in the Netherlands, and how this relationship is influenced by educational and occupational background. Based on a life-course perspective, it is hypothesized that education, socioeconomic status related to the occupation and non-manual occupations will moderate the relation between retirement and volunteering activities for several reasons. Results from tobit regressions indicate that retirees, the highly educated, people with high occupational status and former non-manual workers are more involved in volunteering. While no interaction between retirement and educational level is found, the characteristics of the occupation (socio-economic status and non-manual versus manual work) are indeed found to interact with retirement, leading to higher volunteering rates for male retirees from occupations with high status, and retirees from non-manual occupations. Implications, strengths and limitations of the study are discussed.

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Work and Volunteering: The Long Arm of the Job

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Doing Less with More: Cohorts, Education, and Civic Participation in America

Doing Less with More: Cohorts, Education, and Civic Participation in America

Education and Voluntary Association Participation: Evidence for Selection and Causation

Pasts that last: The moderating role of education and former occupation for men's volunteering after retirement

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