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Handbook of Community Movements and Local Organizations
Title
Handbook of Community Movements and Local Organizations [electronic resource] / edited by Ram A. Cnaan, Carl Milofsky.
ISBN
9780387329338
Publication
Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
Physical Description
1 online resource (X, 436 p).
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Summary
How citizens and residents come together informally to act and solve problems has rarely been addressed. Little direct research or theory dealing with this subject exists, and correcting that deficit is the task of this book. The book builds a theory of local organizations by presenting contributions from experts in the field of community life - groups such as PTAs, block associations, fraternal organizations, self-help groups (AA), congregations, and even Internet chat clubs. The goal of this book is to form the foundation for a "discipline" in social science study, and be a sophisticated resource that will be useful to practitioners around the world.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 02, 2019
Series
Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research,
Contents
Contemporary Conceptions of Community
Symbolism, Tradition, Ritual, and the Deep Structure of Communities
Small Towns and Mass Society
Small Nonprofits and Civil Society: Civic Engagement and Social Capital
Community Elites and Power Structure
The Political-Economic Gradient and the Organization of Urban Space
Public and Private Space in Urban Areas: House, Neighborhood, and City
The Development of Community Information Systems to Support Neighborhood Change
Describing the Community in Thorough Detail
Communities as “Big Small Groups”: Culture and Social Capital
Sense of Community and Community Building
Friendship and Community Organization
Self-Help Groups as Participatory Action
Online Communities
Alternative or Intentional? Towards a Definition of “Unusual” Communities
Frayed Community: The Gated Community Movement
Congregations and Communities
Ethnicity and Race as Resource Mobilization in American Community Civic Life and Participation: Traditional and Emerging Concerns
Sustaining Racially, Ethnically, and Economically Diverse Communities
Community Responses to Disaster: Northern Ireland 1969 as a Case Study
The Nature of Community Organizing: Social Capital and Community Leadership
Avoid, Talk, or Fight: Alternative Cultural Strategies in the Battle Against Oligarchy in Collectivist-Democratic Organizations
Grassroots Social Movements and the Shaping of History
Action Research: Professional Researchers in the Community
Leadership Styles and Leadership Change in Human and Community Service Organizations
Including and Excluding Volunteers: Challenges of Managing Groups That Depend on Donated Talent.
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