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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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The sexual division of leadership in volunteer emergency medical squads

Publication Date
1992-August-01
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Thompson III, Alexander M.
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

This article reports on theoretical and empirical research that explored the hypothesis that there is a sexual division of leadership in volunteer emergency medical service (EMS) squads. This hypothesis was tested against survey data obtained from 216 current members of...

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Volunteer emergency squads and their communities: A demographic comparison

Publication Date
1992-December-01
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Thompson III, Alexander M.
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

This research compares the personal, household, and professional characteristics volunteer emergency medical service (EMS) providers in Ulster County, NY with those of the general population of this rural upstate county, using a survey instrument implemented by the author in conjunction...

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Volunteers and their communities: A comparative analysis of volunteer firefighters

Publication Date
1992-August-01
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Thompson III, Alexander M.
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

This article explores the multifaceted relationship between volunteer fire companies and their communities by examining a broad range of socioeconomic characteristics of volunteer fire fighters and general residents in rural New York State. The two data sets are generated by...

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