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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... agencies . Some scholars use the term voluntary agencies at times to refer to all paid staff VGs , but the former term applies mainly to a personal social service - providing subset of paid - staff VGs such as nonprofit health or social ...
... agencies focused on particular projects or issues . Some exceptions to close ties with government would be the following . Volunteer firefighting corps and paramedic squads often are supported in part ( e.g. , equipment , buildings ) by ...
... agencies , the U.S. Postal Service , and other organizations and agencies also deradicalizes large numbers of social movement GAs and , indeed , GAs of all types , pushing them into having more societally acceptable goals and structures ...
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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 |