Overview
I received my PH.D. from the University of Oxford in 1966 and taught for two years at the University of East Anglia in England before joining the sociology department at Duke. I have published books on social movements, religion, leisure, sport and social theory. Currently, I am conducting a number of studies of volunteers, looking at who volunteers, for what and how much, and what effect volunteering has on the volunteer.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
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2008 - Present
Sociology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Religion and Volunteering
Chapter · 2023 CiteThe effect of work-schedule control on volunteering among early career employees
Journal Article British Journal of Industrial Relations · September 1, 2022 Recent trends in the labor market see increasing numbers of workers having to deal with ‘schedule precarity’ including volatile hours, rotating shift work, unpredictable work hours and lack of choice on the part of the employee. These trends are of concern ... Full text CiteIs There a Bidirectional Causal Relationship Between Religiosity and Volunteering?
Journal Article Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · December 1, 2021 Most studies of the effect of religiosity on volunteering overlook or fail to deal adequately with the possibility that there is reverse causal relation, from volunteering to religiosity, which should be taken into account. Using four waves of the American ... Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of Oxford (United Kingdom) ·
1966
Ph.D.