Volunteerism and the Ethics of Help

1 Unit · Undergraduate

Explores the ethics of altruism through discourses and practices making up volunteering, from perspectives of volunteers, hosts, and others promoting, complicating, or critiquing volunteerism. What motivates people to help at home vs. among strangers or in unfamiliar contexts? What are the implications for volunteers, and for communities and institutions where volunteering takes place? How can we do good better?