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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In terms of group structure , the table shows that although both GАs and paid - staff VGs tend to have small locality bases and substantial autonomy , GAs definitionally depend mainly on volunteer work , whereas paid - staff VGs ...
9 tends to engage in a comparatively low level of activity such as some meeting attendance and payment of dues , amounting to 1 or 2 hours per week ( see Chapter 2 ) ... They also found that larger GAs tend to meet less frequently ( p .
Retention is a problem that many GAs have , even those with many members at any given time . Ross ( 1977 ) suggests that primary groups developed and maintained in a GA tend to foster member longevity , whereas failure of a newcomer to ...
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Definitions and Metaphors | 7 |
Revising FlatEarth Maps | 33 |
PART | 62 |
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Poverty and the Third Way Colin C Williams,Colin C. Williams,Jan Windebank Sin vista previa disponible - 2004 |