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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... major implication of these VNPS definitions is that current attempts to measure the numbers of volunteers and VGs , and hence of the total size of the VNPS , need to be revised in a number of ways . Such revisions should particu- larly ...
... major practical problem in GAS where the lead- ers are so important . This has been little studied . Current leaders often play a major role in finding their own replacements and tend to feel obligated to stay in their leadership ...
... major institutions of society " ( Stark , 1994 ) . These institutions are present in every society , even preliterate societies . For each major institution , there usually is a corresponding type of GA impact because these five ...
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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 |