1st Edition
The Development of Community Engagement from Infancy to Adulthood
Foreword; Chapter 1: The Pathways of Volunteerism; Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations of Volunteerism; Chapter 3: Grounding Volunteerism in Empathy; Chapter 4: The Moral Sense and Civic Engagement; Chapter 5: The Nature of Volunteerism in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood; Chapter 6: Social Institutions as a Context for Volunteerism; Chapter 7: The Modern Engaged Citizen; Index
Biography
Susan M. Henney is a research psychologist and developmental psychologist who holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas. Her research focuses on volunteerism, with particular emphasis on voluntary versus involuntary forms of volunteerism. Dr. Henney is currently a professor of psychology at the University of Houston-Downtown.
Justin D. Hackett is an applied social psychologist who holds a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Hackett’s program of research focuses on political and social activism, human rights-based issues, and, more broadly, political psychology, group processes, and intergroup relations. Dr. Hackett is an associate professor at California University of Pennsylvania. He resides with his wife and their three sons in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
