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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... less formal structures ( fewer of the usual officers , fewer committees , and less likely to have boards of directors ) , smaller size , more likelihood of a residency requirement for members , less likelihood of using membership dues ...
... less formalized , younger , more member benefit oriented , less professionalized , smaller , less externally cooperative , less power- ful , less prestigious , and more dependent on internal sources of funding ( Smith , forthcoming a ) ...
... less susceptible it is to pressures for organizational maintenance or general goal transformation " ( p . 332 ) . Such groups tend to be less threatening to society and , hence , less likely to have social control agencies and the ...
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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 |