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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... mainly about money and property . It is mainly about people's time and their attitudes , voluntary spirit , emotions , ideologies , purposes , values , and even dreams ( consider the dedication of Martin Luther King , Jr. and his famous ...
... Mainly volunteer work Mainly informal tax exemption More informal organization More internal democracy More member benefit goals More often polymorphic Substantial sociodemographic homogeneity Few economic resources of money or ...
... Mainly elected Volunteer leaders Low professionalism Higher status males High active - effective character More charisma High consideration Low supervision Loose priority setting Routine resource acquisition Member succession only Low ...
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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 |