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Volunteering - madness or virtue?
ANTOŇOVÁ, Ivana
This bachelor thesis is focused on the subject of motivation of the young volunteers and their general volunteer experience. The literary part introduces basic concepts related with volunteerism. Furthermore, some perceptions on volunteers of the general public are briefly presented and examined. The laws connected with volunteerism are also reviewed. Based on academic literature, a short chapter dealing with the motivation of volunteers and different aspects which affect the motivation was conducted. Additionally, volunteerism, as a pro-social behavior, is studied in relation with development of human society. The second part this thesis summarizes results of qualitative research aimed on motivation leading to the volunteerism with selected group of young volunteers with age range from 21 to 33 years. The information regarding their motivation, social environment and development of their relationship with society were obtained by semi-structured interview. The view on the volunteer experience by volunteers is also presented. The motivation of selected volunteers is categorized into four main groups (altruism, adventure, personal development, cultural exchange), which are further specified.
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