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| Gender and religious differences associated with volunteering in later life | | Author(s) | Lydia K Manning |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 22, no 2, 2010 |
| Pages | pp 125-135 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older men ; Older women ; Religion ; Voluntary work [elderly] ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study uses data from the 1992 wave of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a nationally representative sample of older adults in the United States, to investigate the effect gender and religiosity has on volunteer behaviour in later life. The study looks specifically at the gender and religious differences associated with volunteering in later life. Accounting for gender and religious differences, more specifically, the study examines the assumption that older women are more likely to volunteer in later life as opposed to men, and that gender is a better predictor than being religious for the likelihood of occupying a volunteer role in later life. The study poses questions about the differences in gender and religiosity associated with volunteering in later life. The results indicate there is more work to be done in conducting research that is clearer about how volunteerism and religiosity are measured in relation to gender, and the overall impact that these differences have for older women and their respective communities. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100916206 A |
| Classmark | BC: BD: TR: GHH: 49: 7T |
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