Ray H Macnair
Biographic Data
| ID | 4099757 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ray H Macnair |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ray H |
| FAMILY NAME | Macnair |
| SIGNATURE | MACNAIR R H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Georgia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Diversity Functions of Organizations That Confront Oppression: The Evolution of Three Social Movements
The twentieth century history of three identity movements is reviewed with reference to their approach toward their oppressors. The African American movement, the Women's Movement, and the Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Movement appear to follow similar paths from accommodation-assimilation, to normative confrontation, disruptive confrontation, separatism, introspective self-help, and pluralistic integration. It is hypothesized and demonstrated that these …
Theory for Community Practice in Social Work: The Example of Ecological Community Practice
The effort is made to revitalize the search for practice theory which will inform and guide the community practitioner. Ecological theory is used to identify a generic model of community practice and analyze member cohesion in the three traditional modalities. The theory of energy in human ecology is developed to set the stage for an energy assessment, and the selection of strategic energy patterns in phases of organizing. Theoretical proposition…
A Research Methodology for Community Practice
A variety of basic research methods focused on community practice organizations have been demonstrated over the last three decades. This article reviews the highlights of this history by examining comparative analysis, quantitative analysis, qualitative study, and historical research methods. A systematic description and analysis of nine specific research methods, including their purpose, stage of knowledge development, and feasibility, are provi…
State Promotion of Community Advocacy Organizations: A Comparative Analysis of Four Case Studies in Georgia
State bureaucracies create community advocacy organizations in an attempt to increase constituency support and promote local citizen efforts to organize and advocate for service needs. Relationships between a state bureaucracy and community advocacy organization can be expected to follow a variety of patterns. Using a sample of four case studies in which state human service bureaucracies promoted community advocacy organizations in Georgia, this …
Citizen Participants in Public Bureaucracies: Foul-Weather Friends
This article cites a natural tension between citizen participation in public agencies and the drive for organizational stability. The power stability hypothesis, based on exchange theory, suggests that weaker organizations are more likely to offer citizens stronger roles in their planning processes. The article analyzes a survey of 394 citizen units in 193 planning and development agencies in Georgia. A standardized measure of the citizen-agency …
A Locality-Oriented Public Welfare Agency: A Case Study of Boundary Maintenance in a Hostile Environment
Boundary maintenance activities are studied in a public welfare agency as a means of establishing the relationship between the nature of these activities and the essential character of a formal organization. Assaults on the agency are observed through a period of social change, in this case an extreme of racial succession among the staff and administration of the agency. Conclusions point to congruence between the character of the organization an…
Citizen Participants in Public Bureaucracies: Foul-Weather Friends
This article cites a natural tension between citizen participation in public agencies and the drive for organizational stability. The power stability hypothesis, based on exchange theory, suggests that weaker organizations are more likely to offer citizens stronger roles in their planning processes. The article analyzes a survey of 394 citizen units in 193 planning and development agencies in Georgia. A standardized measure of the citizen-agency …
The Diversity Functions of Organizations That Confront Oppression: The Evolution of Three Social Movements
The twentieth century history of three identity movements is reviewed with reference to their approach toward their oppressors. The African American movement, the Women's Movement, and the Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Movement appear to follow similar paths from accommodation-assimilation, to normative confrontation, disruptive confrontation, separatism, introspective self-help, and pluralistic integration. It is hypothesized and demonstrated that these …
Theory for Community Practice in Social Work: The Example of Ecological Community Practice
The effort is made to revitalize the search for practice theory which will inform and guide the community practitioner. Ecological theory is used to identify a generic model of community practice and analyze member cohesion in the three traditional modalities. The theory of energy in human ecology is developed to set the stage for an energy assessment, and the selection of strategic energy patterns in phases of organizing. Theoretical proposition…
A Research Methodology for Community Practice
A variety of basic research methods focused on community practice organizations have been demonstrated over the last three decades. This article reviews the highlights of this history by examining comparative analysis, quantitative analysis, qualitative study, and historical research methods. A systematic description and analysis of nine specific research methods, including their purpose, stage of knowledge development, and feasibility, are provi…
A Locality-Oriented Public Welfare Agency: A Case Study of Boundary Maintenance in a Hostile Environment
Boundary maintenance activities are studied in a public welfare agency as a means of establishing the relationship between the nature of these activities and the essential character of a formal organization. Assaults on the agency are observed through a period of social change, in this case an extreme of racial succession among the staff and administration of the agency. Conclusions point to congruence between the character of the organization an…
A Locality-Oriented Public Welfare Agency: A Case Study of Boundary Maintenance in a Hostile Environment
Boundary maintenance activities are studied in a public welfare agency as a means of establishing the relationship between the nature of these activities and the essential character of a formal organization. Assaults on the agency are observed through a period of social change, in this case an extreme of racial succession among the staff and administration of the agency. Conclusions point to congruence between the character of the organization an…
Citizen Participants in Public Bureaucracies: Foul-Weather Friends
This article cites a natural tension between citizen participation in public agencies and the drive for organizational stability. The power stability hypothesis, based on exchange theory, suggests that weaker organizations are more likely to offer citizens stronger roles in their planning processes. The article analyzes a survey of 394 citizen units in 193 planning and development agencies in Georgia. A standardized measure of the citizen-agency …
State Promotion of Community Advocacy Organizations: A Comparative Analysis of Four Case Studies in Georgia
State bureaucracies create community advocacy organizations in an attempt to increase constituency support and promote local citizen efforts to organize and advocate for service needs. Relationships between a state bureaucracy and community advocacy organization can be expected to follow a variety of patterns. Using a sample of four case studies in which state human service bureaucracies promoted community advocacy organizations in Georgia, this …
Theory for Community Practice in Social Work: The Example of Ecological Community Practice
The effort is made to revitalize the search for practice theory which will inform and guide the community practitioner. Ecological theory is used to identify a generic model of community practice and analyze member cohesion in the three traditional modalities. The theory of energy in human ecology is developed to set the stage for an energy assessment, and the selection of strategic energy patterns in phases of organizing. Theoretical proposition…
A Research Methodology for Community Practice
A variety of basic research methods focused on community practice organizations have been demonstrated over the last three decades. This article reviews the highlights of this history by examining comparative analysis, quantitative analysis, qualitative study, and historical research methods. A systematic description and analysis of nine specific research methods, including their purpose, stage of knowledge development, and feasibility, are provi…
The Diversity Functions of Organizations That Confront Oppression: The Evolution of Three Social Movements
The twentieth century history of three identity movements is reviewed with reference to their approach toward their oppressors. The African American movement, the Women's Movement, and the Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual Movement appear to follow similar paths from accommodation-assimilation, to normative confrontation, disruptive confrontation, separatism, introspective self-help, and pluralistic integration. It is hypothesized and demonstrated that these …
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