THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH OF VOLUNTEERING

The article reveals the theoretical and methodological foundations of study volunteering in sociology aspects social activity institution. Volunteerism is considered as an interdisciplinary concept, while attention focused on fact that its individual branches occupy a special place multidisciplinary volunteerism. development volunteerism context history analyzed periodization determined, it shown volunteer closely connected with historical communities states, well formation civil society. Also, through prism institution forms certain system life values attitudes assume unifying function, communicative, regulatory, function forming consolidating relations. It concluded topic relevant global humanitarian sense can be element society tool for strengthening public solidarity.