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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... participation , however , is more variable ( Chinman and Wandersman , 1999 ) . What is very clear is that more benefits tend to be associated with greater GA participation ( p . 59 ) . Knoke ( 1988 , 1990b ) and Knoke and Adams ( 1987 ) ...
... participation mediated by resulting greater young adult GA activity , which in turn led to more political participation . These effects were stronger for participation in instrumental GAs that were seeking to affect people or groups ...
... participation . I took up his challenge in my dissertation research including mea- sures of personality , attitudes , and intelligence ( Smith , 1964 , 1966 ) . In D. Smith ( 1975 , 1994a ) and Smith , Reddy , and Baldwin ( 1972b , Part ...
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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 |