Social Inequalities in Youth Volunteerism: A Life-Track Perspective on Danish Youths

Bonnesen, Lærke

doi:10.1007/s11266-017-9934-1

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“…Forskning har også vist at fritidsklubber gjerne oppsøkes av ungdom fra familier hvor foreldrene har lav inntekt eller utdanning (Pedersen, 2008;Øia, 2009). Motsatt oppsøker ungdom fra lavinntektsfamilier i mindre grad strukturerte fritidsaktiviteter som idrett og tradisjonelt organisasjonsliv (Strandbu, Gulløy, Andersen, Seippel & Dalen, 2017;Bakken, 2018Bakken, , 2019Bonnesen, 2018;Ekholm, Dahlstedt & Rönnbäck, 2019). Dette forholdet har betydning for valg av fritidsklubber som en folkehelsearena, idet en viktig målsetting i den nasjonale folkehelsepolitikken er å utjevne sosiale forskjeller i helse.…”

Section: Innledningunclassified

Hva kjennetegner ungdom som går på norske fritidsklubber og ungdomshus?

Seland¹,

Andersen²

2020

NTU

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SammendragDenne artikkelen undersøker hva som kjennetegner norske ungdommer som bruker fritidsklubber. Er det noen trekk ved ungdommers sosiale bakgrunn, helsesituasjon, sosiale relasjoner, fritidsmønster eller eventuell problematferd som øker eller reduserer sannsynligheten for at ungdom bruker fritidsklubbene? Og i hvilken grad varierer dette mellom kommuner av ulik størrelse? Analysene viser at ungdom som går på fritidsklubb ikke skiller seg mye fra ungdom som ikke bruker klubbene. Samtidig er tendensen til å bruke klubbene høyest blant ungdom som har relativt få sosioøkonomiske ressurser hjemme og blant dem som er mest utilfreds med egen helse, eller som i størst grad er utsatt for vold eller mobbing eller begår regelbrudd. Analysen viser videre at ungdom som går på fritidsklubb, i stor grad også driver med andre organiserte fritidsaktiviteter som for eksempel idrett. Dette funnet brukes i artikelen i en diskusjon av hvorvidt klubbene kan virke forebyggende mot ulike typer ungdomsproblemer. Diskusjonen tar utgangspunkt i svensk forskning, som har påvist sammenheng mellom det å gå på fritidsklubb og det å vaere involvert i kriminalitet og regelbrudd. Artikkelen bygger på spørreskjemasvar fra et landsrepresentativt utvalg av norske ungdommer i alderen 13 til 16 år i årene 2015 til 2017 N=117 429. AbstractThis article investigates the social background, health, social relations and social behaviour of youth who attend youth or leisure clubs in Norway. The analysis is based on questionnaire responses from a nationally representative sample of youths (aged 13-16) between 2015 and 2017. We ask how these variables affect the likelihood of individuals attending youth clubs, and how this may vary between municipalities of different demographic size. Further, we investigate whether youth attending clubs also report that they are engaged in other organized leisure activities. The analysis shows that youths who attend youth clubs, and youths who do not use such clubs, are essentially similar. However, the likelihood of attending youth clubs increases with low level of socio-economic resources, the presence of health problems, being a victim of violence or bullying, or involvement in criminal offending. Some differences between small and large municipalities are discernible. Further, the analysis shows that youths who attend youth clubs also engage in other organized leisure activities such as sports. This finding brings nuance to the discussion on the effect of youth clubs as a social policy measure in Norway N=117 429.

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Hva kjennetegner ungdom som går på norske fritidsklubber og ungdomshus?

Seland¹,

Andersen²

2020

NTU

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“…Additionally, some studies showed that girls tend to volunteer more often than boys, because of their greater tendency to demonstrate feelings of compassion and empathy (Brown et al, 2003;Cadesky et al, 2019;Karniol et al, 2003). However, Bonnesen (2018), did not find differences in the prevalence of volunteering between boys and girls but did find them in the areas of activity. Amongst adults, it was found that men volunteer more often than women because they have higher incomes and can more easily afford to spend time volunteering.…”

Section: Adolescents' Social Involvement and Volunteerismmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Furthermore, volunteering develops civic responsibility, helps acquire civic and leadership skills, and an interest in politics. Finally, volunteerism and social involvement also develop ideological and ethical attitudes, internalize norms and instil values of normative behaviour (Bonnesen, 2018;Celio et al, 2011;Einat & Michaeli, 2018;Grimm Jr. et al, 2005;Handy et al, 2010;Hart et al, 2008Hart et al, , 2014Metz et al, 2003;Snyder & Omoto, 2008;Walsh & Black, 2015;Wray-Lake & Syvertsen, 2011). As adolescents mature, they are more likely to participate in volunteer activities and to continue doing so into adulthood, thus impacting the probability of a future successful professional career (Brown et al, 2003;Handy et al, 2010;Smith et al, 2010;Walsh & Black, 2015).…”

Section: Adolescents' Social Involvement and Volunteerismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Schools must seek ways to increase their students' access to volunteerism and social involvement. As an educational institution, it is in the school's power to create a variety of arenas from which students can choose, and to enlarge the circle of involved students, so that it plays a meaningful role in educating students to be involved in social activities and volunteerism that will allow them to develop a sense of active involvement (Bonnesen, 2018;Celio et al, 2011;Grimm Jr. et al, 2005;San Antonio, 2008;Walsh & Black, 2015). In keeping with the findings, the students' satisfaction with their student council's activities is related to the number of years they served on it and the number of additional volunteer functions they fulfilled.…”

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Socially active volunteering students: The case of student councils

Halfon

2022

Children & Society

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The study examined adolescents' social involvement and volunteerism in their student councils and becoming civically engaged adults. Two-hundred and two middle-and high-school students active in their councils were asked about their involvement in the student council's activities and their perception of the student council as a framework for volunteerism and social involvement. Findings revealed that middle-and high-school active members had been active already in elementary school and were involved in additional school/community volunteerism projects, and their parents were civically engaged adults. To conclude, the student council is an educational platform that promotes students to develop as socially involved adult citizens.

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“…E. A. Greenfield, S. M. Moorman изучают, как влияет волонтерская активность подростков на их вовлеченность в добровольчество на последующих этапах жизненного пути [19]. L. Bonnesen показывает внутригрупповые различия среди молодежи, дифференцирующие ее волонтерское поведение [20]. В подростковом возрасте особая роль в его формировании принадлежит влиянию родителей, которое обусловлено их уровнем образования; возможностями, которыми они располагают; их опытом волонтерства; представлениями о времени, которое позволительно уделить бескорыстной помощи, и др.…”

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Contradictions of students’ motivation for participation in the activities of voluntary organisations

Starshinova

2020

Obraz. nauka

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Introduction. Volunteering is an effective tool for the development of society and a powerful personal development resource. However, ignoring the value content of volunteering in the mass organisation of volunteer youth associations reduces its ability to achieve social, economic, cultural and other altruistic goals. The formal approach to volunteering fails to meet either the public interest or the needs and expectations of young people. Participation in volunteering under the influence of external factors in case of unformed or controversial intrinsic motivation for this activity causes dissatisfaction with the work and termination of activities.Aim. On the basis of the value of volunteerism, the aim of the present publication is to identify and analyse the motivation for student volunteering.Methodology and research methods. The leading method of empirical research was the questionnaire survey among the members of volunteer organisations: schoolchildren, students of secondary specialised educational institutions and university students. The questionnaire was based on the theory of the motives of volunteering and their classification. The sample (N = 207) was formed using stratified random sampling. The quantitative research strategy included such tools as drawing up a portrait of a volunteer based on projective questions, using the method of unfinished sentences, the method of direct ranking of motives. The materials were processed in the programme Vortex 10.Results and scientific novelty. The study of the activity of volunteer associations existing on the basis of educational institutions indicates that such activity has become a compulsory type of extra-school work of students, which is veiled under volunteerism. Such “volunteering” is managed mainly through administration and is complied with the tasks of the educational institution. A typology of volunteering motives was formed, reflecting the subjective perceptions of young people. Comparison of the typology obtained with the declared motivation showed their consistency. When analysing the individual structure of motives, a predominance of focus on one’s own requests, rather than on social problems, was recorded. According to respondents’ answers, an “ideal type” of a volunteer is focused exclusively on altruistic values. An “ideal” leader of a volunteer organisation is characterised only as a manager. The key contradiction of youth volunteering is formed between its value essence as a free voluntary activity for the benefit of society and the predominance of egoistic motives for participation in it. The shift of emphasis in the motivation of young students to attitudes towards volunteering as a resource for personal development contributes to the growth of contradictions in real practice. The result of formalism, regulation and distortions in the reasons for volunteering is a disappointment in it. More than a third of volunteers leave volunteer associations due to loss or initial lack of internal motivation.Practical significance consists in scientific justification for the need to rethink and change the methods of volunteer management, taking into account its value components. The existing contradictions in the motivation of volunteers initiate the search for new approaches to the organisation of their selfless, socially significant work.

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Social Inequalities in Youth Volunteerism: A Life-Track Perspective on Danish Youths

Cited by 13 publications

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Hva kjennetegner ungdom som går på norske fritidsklubber og ungdomshus?

Hva kjennetegner ungdom som går på norske fritidsklubber og ungdomshus?

Socially active volunteering students: The case of student councils

Contradictions of students’ motivation for participation in the activities of voluntary organisations

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