The role of volunteering in the career development of young people (based on data from the author’s research)

Abstract

The article highlights the phenomenon of volunteering and the volunteer movement, sets out its interpretation, taking into account domestic research on this issue. The article contains the results of the author's sociological research (Republic of Tatarstan, 2023): a mass questionnaire survey of volunteers (14-35 years old), which allows us to identify the practices implemented by young people in volunteer activities, as well as the position and prospects of this area in the region. Conclusions have been formulated about the close connection between the altruistic desires to help and transform society and the material and career needs of the young volunteers themselves.