Handbook of community movements and local organizations / edited by Ram A. Cnaan, Carl Milofsky.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cnaan, Ram A.

Milofsky, Carl

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Handbooks of sociology and social research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community organization.

Associations, institutions, etc.

Communities.

Physical Description:

ix, 436 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

Community movements and local organizations

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2007]

Contents:

Introduction: Creating a Frame for Understanding Local Organizations / Ram Cnaan, Carl Milofsky, Albert Hunter 1

1 Contemporary Conceptions of Community / Albert Hunter 20

2 Symbolism, Tradition, Ritual, and the Deep Structure of Communities / Peter Dobkin Hall 34

3 Small Towns and Mass Society / Carl Milofsky 60

4 Small Nonprofits and Civil Society: Civic Engagement and Social Capital / Jo Anne Schneider 74

5 Community Elites and Power Structure / Rikki Abzug 89

6 The Political-Economic Gradient and the Organization of Urban Space / Robert P. Fairbanks II 102

7 Public and Private Space in Urban Areas: House, Neighborhood, and City / Eugenie L. Birch 118

8 The Development of Community Information Systems to Support Neighborhood Change / Dennis Culhane, Bradley Breuer 129

9 Describing the Community in Thorough Detail / Sonya Salamon 146

10 Communities as "Big Small Groups": Culture and Social Capital / Michael Reisch, Dana Guyet 163

11 Sense of Community and Community Building / Mary Hyde, David Chavis 179

12 Friendship and Community Organization / Rebecca G. Adams, Koji Ueno 193

13 Self-Help Groups as Participatory Action / Thomasina Borkman 211

14 Online Communities / Gustavo S. Mesch 227

15 Alternative or Intentional? Towards a Definition of "Unusual" Communities / Ayala Cnaan, Steve Breyman 243

16 Frayed Community: The Gated Community Movement / Edward J. Blakely 257

17 Congregations and Communities / Joy Charlton 267

18 Ethnicity and Race as Resource Mobilization in American Community Civic Life and Participation: Traditional and Emerging Concerns / John H. Stanfield, II 281

19 Sustaining Racially, Ethnically, and Economically Diverse Communities / Phil Nyden 295

20 Community Responses to Disaster: Northern Ireland 1969 as a Case Study / Chris Gilligan 311

21 The Nature of Community Organizing: Social Capital and Community Leadership / Marilyn Taylor 329

22 Avoid, Talk, or Fight: Alternative Cultural Strategies in the Battle Against Oligarchy in Collectivist-Democratic Organizations / Joyce Rothschild, Darcy Leach 346

23 Grassroots Social Movements and the Shaping of History / Jon Van Til, Gabor Hegyesi, Jennifer Eschweiler 362

24 Action Research: Professional Researchers in the Community / Ben Cairns, Malcolm Carroll, Margaret Harris 378

25 Leadership Styles and Leadership Change in Human and Community Service Organizations / Hillel Schmid 395

26 Including and Excluding Volunteers: Challenges of Managing Groups That Depend on Donated Talent / F. Ellen Netting 410.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0387329323

9780387329321

OCLC:

72147533

Publisher Number:

9780387329321