Strauß Volunteering and Social Inclusion

Interrelations between Unemployment and Civic Engagement in Germany and Great Britain
2008
ISBN: 978-3-8350-5573-5
Verlag: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 275 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Life Course Research

By comparing the institutional settings in Germany and Great Britain, the study reveals differences in labour market regulations as the most important influence on the interrelation between unemployment and volunteering. In addition, Susanne Strauß identifies differences regarding gender, education and the type of volunteering organisation

Dr. Susanne Strauß holds a doctoral degree from the Graduate School of Social Sciences (GSSS) at the University of Bremen, Germany. She is an assistent professor at the Department of Sociology at the University of Tübingen, Germany.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Strauß, Susanne

Inhaltsverzeichnis

A theoretical approach to the interrelation between volunteering and unemployment.- The role of volunteering for labour market integration or exclusion — German and British social policies compared.- Unemployment and volunteering — previous research revisited.- Hypotheses.- Methodological approach: cross-national and longitudinal.- Empirical results: Interrelations between volunteering and labour market inclusion or exclusion.- Discussion and conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Susanne Strauß holds a doctoral degree from the Graduate School of Social Sciences (GSSS) at the University of Bremen, Germany. She is an assistent professor at the Department of Sociology at the University of Tübingen, Germany.