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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816171803321

Autore

Smith David Horton

Titolo

Grassroots associations / / David Horton Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c2000

ISBN

1-322-41646-X

0-8039-5992-3

1-4522-6345-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 342 p.)

Disciplina

361.7/63/0973

Soggetti

Associations, institutions, etc - United States

Nonprofit organizations - United States

Voluntarism - United States

Social action - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-320) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Key Abbreviations in This Book; Foreword; Preface; Part I - Toward A Round-Earth Paradigm for The Voluntary Nonprofit Sector; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Definitions and Metaphors; Chapter 2 - Revising Flat-Earth Maps: The Rest of the Voluntary Nonprofit Sector; Part II - The Distinctive Nature of Grassroots Associations; Introduction; Chapter 3 - Formational Characteristics; Chapter 4 - Internal Guidance Systems; Chapter 5 - Internal Structure; Chapter 6 - Internal Processes; Chapter 7 - Leaders and Environments; Chapter 8 - Life Cycle Changes

Chapter 9 - Impact and EffectivenessPart III - Theoretical Paradigms and Conclusions; Introduction; Chapter 10 - Flat-Earth Paradigms and a Round-Earth Paradigm Outline; Chapter 11 - Some Conclusions and Forecasts: The Advent of Homo Voluntas; Appendix A: Description of the (Largely North American) Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action; Appendix B: Creating a Local Nonprofit Sampling Frame Including Grassroots Associations: An American Example; Appendix C: Methodology of the Smith One-Suburb Study; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

David Horton Smith examines in depth the distinctive nature and characteristics of a previously under-studied area which includes such



groups as Alcoholics Anonymous, community environmental action committees and church Bible study groups.