Grassroots AssociationsSAGE Publications, 2000 M05 11 - 342 páginas Grassroots 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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... GAs ( Smith and Associates , forthcoming ) . CONCLUSION The thrust of this chapter is that GAs are very different ... tend to have small locality bases and substantial autonomy , GAs definitionally depend mainly on volunteer work ...
... GAs tend to meet less fre- quently ( p . 895 ) . The intermittent nature of GAs shows up most clearly in some GAs at the low extreme that have only one activity per year such as a dance , an annual meeting , a raffle , a party , or a ...
... 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 become integrated into a primary ...
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Definitions and Metaphors | 7 |
Revising FlatEarth Maps | 33 |
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