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La participation associative et le bénévolat des seniors

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  • Lionel Prouteau

    (LEN - Laboratoire d'économie de Nantes - IEMN-IAE Nantes - Institut d'Économie et de Management de Nantes - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nantes - UN - Université de Nantes)

  • François-Charles Wolff

    (LEN - Laboratoire d'économie de Nantes - IEMN-IAE Nantes - Institut d'Économie et de Management de Nantes - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises - Nantes - UN - Université de Nantes)

Abstract

Senior citizens–defined here as people aged 60 and over–are more frequently members of associations than their juniors. Retirement is one motivation to join. Associations that cater to the elderly are the most popular. In most cases, participation involves consumption of services and recreational activities. Retirees are more rarely involved in running associations, particularly in positions of responsibility. Senior citizens are nevertheless key unpaid human resources, particularly in the welfare and charity sectors. This is particularly so of people in their sixties, who spend more time on average than their younger counterparts performing unpaid services for associations. Whether consumers of services offered by the organisations they belong to, or more engaged volunteer workers, a key motivation for senior citizens to join associations is a desire to meet people and make friends. The importance of these social motivations highlights the role of sociability network that associations play for this segment of the population.

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  • Lionel Prouteau & François-Charles Wolff, 2007. "La participation associative et le bénévolat des seniors," Post-Print hal-00973939, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00973939
    DOI: 10.3917/rs.050.0157
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    1. François-Charles Wolff & Lionel Prouteau, 2010. "La participation associative en France : une analyse longitudinale," Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée, vol. 192(1), pages 45-63.
    2. Catherine Pollak & Nicolas Sirven, 2011. "The social economy of ageing : Job quality and pathways beyond the labour market in Europe," Post-Print halshs-00639928, HAL.
    3. Edith Archambault & Lionel Prouteau, 2010. "Association volunteering and money value : is this activity extraneous to any type of measurement ? [Un travail qui ne compte pas ? La valorisation monétaire du bénévolat associatif]," Post-Print halshs-00550382, HAL.
    4. Hélène Blake & Clémentine Garrouste, 2017. "Collateral effects of a pension reform in France," PSE Working Papers halshs-00703706, HAL.
    5. Andréa Gourmelen & Bertrand Urien & Marine Le Gall-Ely, 2016. "Ultimate time pressure: Conceptualisation and measurement," Post-Print hal-01904355, HAL.
    6. Andréa Gourmelen, 2012. "La pression temporelle ultime et son influence sur les comportements de bénévolat des personnes âgées," Post-Print hal-01984659, HAL.
    7. Gregor Schwerhoff & Mouhamadou Sy, 2014. "The Non-Monetary Side of the Global Disinflation," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 25(2), pages 337-371, April.
    8. Hélène Blake & Clémentine Garrouste, 2017. "Collateral effects of a pension reform in France," Working Papers halshs-00703706, HAL.
    9. Edith Archambault & Lionel Prouteau, 2010. "Association volunteering and money value : is this activity extraneous to any type of measurement ? [Un travail qui ne compte pas ? La valorisation monétaire du bénévolat associatif]," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-00550382, HAL.
    10. Anne Laferrere, 2014. "Retired but not Withdrawn: Does Retirement Induce Participation in Social Activities?," Working Papers 2014-36, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics.

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    retraités; seniors; bénévolat;
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