Grassroots associations /
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| Author / Creator: | Smith, David Horton. |
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| Imprint: | Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2000. |
| Description: | xviii, 342 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4416703 |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | xviii, 342 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-320) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0803959923 0803959931 |
