Grassroots AssociationsGrassroots Associations is a comprehensive review and critique of empirical and theoretical research on grassroots, nonprofit and voluntary organizations. David Horton Smith examines in depth the distinctive nature and characteristics of a previously under-studied area which includes such groups as Alchoholics Anonymous, community-environmental action committees and church Bible study groups. He addresses: group formation, structure, process, leadership, and life cycle change; effectiveness; the influence such associations have on society; the future of grassroots associations, which he sees as integral to a postmodern society moving towards participatory democracy, self-determinism and individual choice. |
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... action , is defined as action that results in significant degree from the voluntary altruism of an entity aimed at a target of benefits beyond the entity's own immediate house- hold or family . In the case of a group entity , the target ...
... action provided to a given VG during some time period . Alterna- tively , one can define quasi - volunteers as people who do some significant amount of quasi - volunteer action for a given VG during some specified time period . These ...
... Action , Seattle , WA , November . . 1998b . " Negative Social Capital and Deviant Voluntary Groups . " Paper ... Action Research 3 : 59-66 . 1974b . " Voluntary Associations and Volunteering in the United States . " Pp . 277-305 in ...
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Definitions and Metaphors | 7 |
Revising FlatEarth Maps | 33 |
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Poverty and the Third Way Colin C Williams,Colin C. Williams,Jan Windebank No preview available - 2004 |