Annotated Bibliography #3

Name: Ayesha Jean

Source/Bibliography: -MLA	Gibelman, Margaret, and Jay Sweifach. “Acting on Our Values: Do Social Workers Volunteer?” Social Work, vol. 53, no. 1, 2008, pp. 53–64.
Annotation/Summary	In this article, the author discusses the history of socialism and volunteerism. Simply stated, the profession of social work owes its existence to volunteerism. Volunteers founded relief societies, children’s homes, day care programs, recreation services, family and child welfare associations, and mental health associations. There was research done to question if social workers did indeed engage in volunteer activities, what factors engage in their decisions to volunteer, and what types of activities they choose to engage in. Random sampling was used to sample 77,000 licenses social workers. The results were a shock! Many social workers who have volunteered in the past are no longer active volunteers. They said that they have given enough of their time and other people should take on that task. In the end, this shows that the most outstanding professionals in the business might just have a reverse influence on volunteerism.
Potential Quotes:	1." Volunteerism is defined as giving of one’s 6 talent, time and energy to individuals, groups, communities, or organizations without compensation."(53) 2. " The findings demonstrate that social workers have volunteered in the past, but no longer choose to do so." (53)
Assessment:	This book is credible because it was published by the Oxford University Press. It contains specific examples about the history between social work and volunteerism. The book is sold online for a high price, and you can also purchase it on several apps. To be able to read an online copy of this excerpt ,you would need to receive permission by the business or corporation.
Reflection:	This article fits into my research because it specifically discusses the history of social work and volunteerism. First, it provides specific points about research done involving the amount of social workers, who to this day, are still actively involved in volunteering.  I definitely enjoyed this article, but there are certain point when I wished that the writing could be easier to understand. However, it has great examples of events that has shown the relationship between social work and volunteerism. So I will be sure to sure several of those when I give examples.