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Overview
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.
Synopsis
Explores the world of grassroots organizations and outlines their history, differentiating them from paid-staff nonprofit organizations. Analyzes empirical research and theoretical concepts, and describes the nature and characteristics of grassroots organizations, looking at their formation, structures, life cycle, and their integral role in postmodern societies. The author has been professor of sociology at Boston College since 1976. He founded the principal scholarly group (the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action) and the principal journal () in the field. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR