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Volunteering in the social services
— preferences, expectations, barriers and motivation of aging Chinese professionals in Hong Kong | | Author(s) | Lee Ann Mjelde-Mossey, Iris Chi, Nelson Chow |
| Journal title | Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 4, no 1, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 31-44 |
| Keywords | Professional workers [elderly] ; Voluntary work [elderly] ; Social Services Departments ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; Hong Kong. |
| Annotation | Traditionally, Chinese family networks have provided aid and assistance to older members. Because Hong Kong has one of the world's highest life expectancies - 77 years for men, and 82 for women - the ability of these informal networks to provide care is being challenged. Social services are also strained. One pathway for lessening this burden is to encourage volunteerism in the social services. The survey reported here gathered information from 438 ageing Chinese professionals about volunteer expectations, preferences, motivations and barriers. For those preferring to volunteer in the social services, professional roles were most preferred, and support roles involving personal contact least preferred. The primary expectation for all was to meet a client's needs, and the primary motivation of those with volunteer experience was to help others. The barriers were work commitments, lack of free time, and family obligations. These results have implications for greater success in recruiting, matching and retaining volunteers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030627211 A |
| Classmark | F:T7: GHH: PF: DP: 3F: 7DR |
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