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A community action organization under stress

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  1. Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers, Seattle, Washington

    Ronald W. Perry

  2. Seattle, Washington

    Paula Piper Perry

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The authors gratefully acknowledge The Institute for Sociological Research of the University of Washington, Battelle Memorial Institute, and the Institute for Social Research at the University of Hartford for support during all phases of the project.

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Perry, R.W., Perry, P.P. A community action organization under stress. Am J Commun Psychol 6, 519–529 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00885663

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