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Women's Voluntary Associations in French Montreal: A Study of Changing Institutions and Attitudes
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Umgalelo and the failure of the church? : a study in voluntary associations in Mbekweni Paarl
… by a higher price. Nowadays umgalelo refers associations which involve the "pouring mutual benefit and good fellowship. to the voluntary in" of money for In Zulu these associations are called maholisana from ukukhola, to pay. In Southern Sotho the name is 'ho amohedisana', literally meaning …
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Type of residence and social participation: a comparative analysis
… relationship between them and participation in voluntary associations, in neighboring activities, and in kin visitation. The two suburban types compared are residential areas of single family dwellings and mobile home courts located in the Roanoke Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area. One …
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Ukraine's civil society development past and present: a comparative analysis of 19th and 21st century voluntary association in Kiev
… the function, composition, and capacity of voluntary associations and organizations? Can history shed some light on Ukraine’s current “third sector crisis”? This thesis examines the development of civil society in both late imperial and post-communist Kiev. A historically diverse and …
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Volunteer Firefighting
… some of its problems and perhaps those of other voluntary associations.</p>
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A City of Angels: Philanthropy and the Public Good in the Fragmented Metropolis
… in the United States—big philanthropy, voluntary associations, and mass campaigns. The second part offers case studies for each of these forms to illustrate how the various institutional applications of philanthropy within the unique context of Los Angeles contribute to the …
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The Arts and Social Capital For the American 21st Century: A College Course
… to social well-being. The robustness of voluntary associations is a distinguishing characteristic of American civil society. It is a basis for how we carry out democracy and maintain our common resources. Social capital is the embedded value of our social connections with others. Our …
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A test of a theory of voluntary affiliation with professional administrator associations
Why people join voluntary associations has been of interest to Americans since the publication of Alexis de Tocqueville's observations on the importance of such associations in American society. The search for explanations for joining behavior was first motivated by a desire to know and understand …
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Cooperation over conflict : the women's movement and the state in contemporary Japan
… legal recognition and develop beyond part-time voluntary associations into full-time professional organizations. At the same time, the Japanese government actively intervenes to aid women's organizations by providing various resources, such as direct funding, government offices for women's …
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Nonprofit Continuum: Brazilian-centered Organizations in the Bay Area of San Francisco
… in the past forty years, Brazilians have formed voluntary associations ranging from small and informal groups to larger, professionalized, registered nonprofit organizations – what I call the nonprofit continuum. Based on data collected from six months of research, this thesis explains the …
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Voluntary association membership as a residual of status inconsistency
… change. In addition, past research suggests that voluntary association membership may serve as an integrative mechanism at both the social psychological and the sociological levels. The relationship between the nature of the status inconsistency experienced and the expression of liberal and/or …
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"The Coming Man From Canton": Chinese Experience in Montana (1862-1943)
… that highlights the role of Overseas Chinese voluntary organizations such as secret societies. Archaeologists and historians have studied the Chinese in Montana for a little over two decades, though nothing comprehensive has ever been attempted to sew together the various investigations. In …
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"The Coming Man From Canton": Chinese Experience in Montana (1862-1943)
… that highlights the role of Overseas Chinese voluntary organizations such as secret societies. Archaeologists and historians have studied the Chinese in Montana for a little over two decades, though nothing comprehensive has ever been attempted to sew together the various investigations. In …
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LaVilla, Florida, 1866-1887: Reconstruction Dreams and the Formation of a Black Community
… in and strengthened by the church, school, and voluntary associations. In the context of urban growth and development, these social networks would mitigate the harsh realities of poverty, unemployment, and inadequate housing. The political dimension was integrated and afforded black males power …
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God, Grief and Community:Commemoration of the Great War in Huddersfield, c. 1914-1929
… areas within it, and down to individual voluntary associations. The source material underpinning the study is not primarily derived from the surviving memorials themselves, but on the contemporary evidence of minutes, newspaper reports, and orders of service. Chronologically, the story is …
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A survey of community social work agencies in greater Cape Town
… Community social work agencies were defined as voluntary associations that currently employed workers to practise the method of community work and whose community work could be classified as within the field of social work. The goal of the survey was to gather and document knowledge about the …
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An assessment of the financial sustainability of savings and credit cooperative societies in Kenya
… and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) are voluntary associations of people with the common goal of encouraging savings and granting credit to members as a means to their economic improvement. For a long period of time, SACCOs have been seen as a way of ensuring savings and investments, …
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Social exchange: an assessment of its role in successful volunteer/salaried staff partnerships
Managers of nonprofit voluntary associations are seeking volunteers to work with salaried staff in the delivery of human services as government agencies reduce or eliminate support for programs. Competition among organizations to attract and retain talented volunteers is increasingly a problem. One …
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Brothers professionally and socially: the rise of local engineering clubs during the Gilded Age
Scholars in the history and sociology of engineering in the United States have commented critically on the unwillingness of twentieth century engineers to participate actively in politics. Alfred Chandler, for example, has noted the absence of engineers in Progressive Era reform movements, while …
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Religious institutions and associational freedom in U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence.
… Religious institutions and other private, voluntary associations defend individuals against the tyranny of the state as well as tyranny of the majority, which Alexis de Tocqueville described as the "greatest danger" to the American republic.While the current Supreme Court justices have been …
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