Bennett, M.R. orcid.org/0000-0002-9523-6053 (2014) Religiosity and formal volunteering in global perspective. In: Hustinx, L., von Essen, J., Haers, J. and Mels, S., (eds.) Religion and Volunteering : Complex, contested and ambiguous relationships. Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies . Springer International Publishing , pp. 77-96. ISBN 9783319045849
Abstract
This research builds on previous studies and explores the role played by religion at the individual and contextual levels on the likelihood of formal volunteering across 113 countries contained in the Gallup World Poll (GWP). As with previous studies investigating these relationships in smaller country samples, religiously affiliated people are more likely to volunteer than the unaffiliated, and religious service attendance accounts for a significant degree of this association. Controlling for service attendance, respondents with a Hindu and Jewish affiliation are no more likely to volunteer than the unaffiliated. A diverse religious context is positively associated with volunteering. Belonging to a religious minority group in a country is associated with an increased likelihood of volunteering.
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Item Type: | Book Section |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Springer International Publishing Switzerland. |
Keywords: | Formal volunteering; Religion; Comparative; Multilevel model; Religious minority; Gallup World Poll |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Sep 2021 08:51 |
Last Modified: | 02 Sep 2021 08:51 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
Series Name: | Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-319-04585-6_5 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:177545 |