ABSTRACT
First Published in 1998. This is Volume XVII of eighteen of a series on the Sociology of Public Policy, Welfare and Social Work. Voluntary work is undertaken for three main reasons; first, there are jobs to be done which cannot be or at least will not be done by paid personnel; second, the opportunity to give service meets a personal need felt by individual people; and third, voluntary action is a powerful force for social progress. These three reasons provide the explanation and the justification for the existence of voluntary work. The purpose of this book is to examine the present position and future role of voluntary work in the United Kingdom and to analyse its value to the individual and to the community. Its limitations as well as its achievements will be considered and criticism as well as praise will be recorded.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|188 pages
Voluntary Workers in Action
chapter Chapter I|79 pages
Health and Welfare
chapter Chapter II|14 pages
Hospitals
chapter Chapter III|32 pages
Children and Young People
chapter Chapter IV|18 pages
Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners
chapter Chapter V|12 pages
Information and Advice
chapter Chapter VI|13 pages
Race Relations
chapter Chapter VII|18 pages
Neighbourly Help
part II|48 pages
The Volunteer and the Community