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Volunteering in 'old' Europe — patterns, potentials, limitations
Author(s)	Karsten Hank, Marcel Erlinghagen
Journal title	Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 29, no 1, February 2010
Pages	pp 3-20
Source	http://jag.sagepub.com DOI: 10.1177/0733464809333884
Keywords	Voluntary work [elderly] ; Participation ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; European Union ; Cross national surveys ; Europe.
Annotation	This article aims at providing an overview of patterns, potentials, and limitations of formal volunteering among older Europeans. Based on data from the 2004 Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), the authors first describe cross-national variations in formal voluntary engagement and report on recent research investigating societal determinants of volunteering. Discussion follows of general issues related to policies and programmes promoting older people's voluntary engagement. This is complemented by some critical remarks on the current "productive ageing" debate in Europe. Pointing out limitations of volunteering in the older population, the authors conclude by suggesting a broad concept of ageing, which encompasses both productive and consumptive elements, as an appropriate model for our ageing societies. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100414201 A
Classmark	GHH: TMB: F: WFC: 3K: 74
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