Aspects of Racial Integration in the Methodist Church
Sources of Resistance to Organizational Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18978464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J R Wood (0000-0001-5102-3729), John Wood (0000-0003-0570-7075, Vanderbilt University, corresponding author), Mayer N Zald (Vanderbilt University) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 255-265 |
| Publication date | 1966-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Forces (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2574396 |
| OpenAlex | W2120550679 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
Ideologies and social perspectives of the larger society penetrate large-scale organizations as well as affecting community life and politics. Such penetration confronts organizational policy makers with critical decisions. Evidence is presented indicating that attempts by The Methodist Church (at the national level) to initiate policies leading to racial integration of the church have led (in the southern subgroups) to unanticipated consequences counter to this policy. For instance, some churches have decreased or eliminated their race relations giving. Leadership at the local church and conference level has accommodated to the forces resisting such policies. The extent of resistance to policy is correlated with the percent nonwhite in a district. The study indicates the difficulty of introducing policies with low consensus in a voluntary organization in which the leaders (both national and local) have a low balance of sanctions relative to the membership
Balance (ability) · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Racial integration · Resistance (ecology) · Sanctions · Sociology · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development
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Theological Crucibles
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Clergy in Racial Controversy
Ministerial Power and the Iron Law of Oligarchy
The Civil Rights Movement and the Clergy in a Southern Community
Christianity and the Nuclear Issue
Christianity, Social Class, and the Catholic Bishops' Economic Policy
Norms of Verbalization and the Decision Making Process in Religious Organizations
How the Upstart Sects Won America
Structural Dependence in Religious Organizations
Social Movements in Organizations
Racial Dynamics of Congregations and Communities
‘Community’ in the sociology of religion
Toward a Structural Perspective of Modern Religious Movements
The Religious Communication Approach and Political Behavior
How Culture Mattered at Vatican II
Studying Race and Religion
Whether to Adopt Statements on Homosexuality in Two Denominations
| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 2022 (53) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |