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Volunteering reveals the preparation and willingness of humans to assist each other without any reward while sacrificing their own free time in the society. Voluntary activity is one of the axis to create democratic state and civic society. Essential feature of it is the reciprocal help both sides: the common activity of people gives positive outcomes to the society, as well as to every volunteer separately. It is not common in our society for men to be active in volunteering. This research aims to answer, why certain men are involved in the volunteering and what are their main motivating factors. The aim of the research of subjective reasons of men involved into a voluntary activity is to reveal their common sense and reasoning for it. In order to research on the men involved into voluntary activity was chosen qualitative analysis, and the adequate reasoning for the choice is interpreting-constructive ontology. Research was based on the subjective-interpreting epistemology. Analyzing the subjective reasons of men involved into voluntary activities, the volunteering was described through expressing its unique features, as well as the features of non hegemonic masculinity and the motivating factors of men involved into voluntary activity. The participators of the research were 7 men, who are/were volunteers in organizations/institutions or while organizing different events. The intensity of volunteering was also considered. The volunteering activity was lasting not less than 4 weeks. For selecting the participators, the mixed selection was used, which is defined as non probabilistic selection of typical cases and the strategy of "Snowball". The results gotten from the research revealed the characteristics attributed by the research participators to the voluntary activity, and these are: dedication of free time, no reward, free will and willingness to help others. The research revealed the main traditional and widely accepted norms of the society according those men should be strong, strict, working for the well-being of their families and their support. The activity, which is requiring tutorial characteristics and caring about others, as well as emotionality, is considered as female task. The men who participated in the research revealed that they were persuaded by friends, families or other persons to take part in voluntary activities, as well as personal experience, gathering of information about voluntary activity pushed them to start it. The research revealed that volunteering causes different feelings before the start, during voluntary activity and afterwards. According to the data of the research the recommendations for the male volunteers, organizations, welcoming the male volunteers, social work students and for researchers interested in men volunteering are given in this paper.

Volunteering reveals the preparation and willingness of humans to assist each other without any reward while sacrificing their own free time in the society. Voluntary activity is one of the axis to create democratic state and civic society. Essential feature of it is the reciprocal help both sides: the common activity of people gives positive outcomes to the society, as well as to every volunteer separately. It is not common in our society for men to be active in volunteering. This research aims to answer, why certain men are involved in the volunteering and what are their main motivating factors. The aim of the research of subjective reasons of men involved into a voluntary activity is to reveal their common sense and reasoning for it. In order to research on the men involved into voluntary activity was chosen qualitative analysis, and the adequate reasoning for the choice is interpreting-constructive ontology. Research was based on the subjective-interpreting epistemology. Analyzing the subjective reasons of men involved into voluntary activities, the volunteering was described through expressing its unique features, as well as the features of non hegemonic masculinity and the motivating factors of men involved into voluntary activity. The participators of the research were 7 men, who are/were volunteers in organizations/institutions or while organizing different events. The intensity of volunteering was also considered. The volunteering activity was lasting not less than 4 weeks. For selecting the participators, the mixed selection was used, which is defined as non probabilistic selection of typical cases and the strategy of "Snowball". The results gotten from the research revealed the characteristics attributed by the research participators to the voluntary activity, and these are: dedication of free time, no reward, free will and willingness to help others. The research revealed the main traditional and widely accepted norms of the society according those men should be strong, strict, working for the well-being of their families and their support. The activity, which is requiring tutorial characteristics and caring about others, as well as emotionality, is considered as female task. The men who participated in the research revealed that they were persuaded by friends, families or other persons to take part in voluntary activities, as well as personal experience, gathering of information about voluntary activity pushed them to start it. The research revealed that volunteering causes different feelings before the start, during voluntary activity and afterwards. According to the data of the research the recommendations for the male volunteers, organizations, welcoming the male volunteers, social work students and for researchers interested in men volunteering are given in this paper.

Volunteering reveals the preparation and willingness of humans to assist each other without any reward while sacrificing their own free time in the society. Voluntary activity is one of the axis to create democratic state and civic society. Essential feature of it is the reciprocal help both sides: the common activity of people gives positive outcomes to the society, as well as to every volunteer separately. It is not common in our society for men to be active in volunteering. This research aims to answer, why certain men are involved in the volunteering and what are their main motivating factors. The aim of the research of subjective reasons of men involved into a voluntary activity is to reveal their common sense and reasoning for it. In order to research on the men involved into voluntary activity was chosen qualitative analysis, and the adequate reasoning for the choice is interpreting-constructive ontology. Research was based on the subjective-interpreting epistemology. Analyzing the subjective reasons of men involved into voluntary activities, the volunteering was described through expressing its unique features, as well as the features of non hegemonic masculinity and the motivating factors of men involved into voluntary activity. The participators of the research were 7 men, who are/were volunteers in organizations/institutions or while organizing different events. The intensity of volunteering was also considered. The volunteering activity was lasting not less than 4 weeks. For selecting the participators, the mixed selection was used, which is defined as non probabilistic selection of typical cases and the strategy of "Snowball". The results gotten from the research revealed the characteristics attributed by the research participators to the voluntary activity, and these are: dedication of free time, no reward, free will and willingness to help others. The research revealed the main traditional and widely accepted norms of the society according those men should be strong, strict, working for the well-being of their families and their support. The activity, which is requiring tutorial characteristics and caring about others, as well as emotionality, is considered as female task. The men who participated in the research revealed that they were persuaded by friends, families or other persons to take part in voluntary activities, as well as personal experience, gathering of information about voluntary activity pushed them to start it. The research revealed that volunteering causes different feelings before the start, during voluntary activity and afterwards. According to the data of the research the recommendations for the male volunteers, organizations, welcoming the male volunteers, social work students and for researchers interested in men volunteering are given in this paper.