Overview
- The theory of civil society is based on the notion that informal groups, social movements, civic associations, and small formal nonprofit organizations form a cohesion of social organization that integrates society. They address a local problem, become an important focus of life for participants, and a formidable presence in the political realm
- This volume will present contributions from experts in the field of community life - groups such as PTAs, block associations, fraternal organizations and self-help groups (AA) to congregations, Internet chat clubs, and political action movements
- Included will be the current theoretical perspectives for understanding of the empirical materials, descriptions of the transformations in what "community" is, and how the individual both defines the community and vice versa on many levels
Part of the book series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research (HSSR)
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Book Title: Handbook of Community Movements and Local Organizations
Editors: Ram A. Cnaan, Carl Milofsky
Series Title: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32933-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-32932-1Published: 28 November 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-75729-2Published: 18 December 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-32933-8Published: 07 September 2010
Series ISSN: 1389-6903
Series E-ISSN: 2542-839X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 436
Topics: Sociology, general, Political Science, Industrial Organization