The Contribution of Voluntary Organizations to Community Structure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2206418 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth C Young, Olaf F Larson |
| Year | 1965 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 178-186 |
| Publication date | 1965-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/224032 |
| OpenAlex | W2038291174 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
Data supplied by leaders of forty-three organizations in a small community permitted an analysis of the relationship of organizational prestige to structural attributes such as formal organization, program characteristics, internal and external contacts, stability-change functions, and the primary relations of members. In general,the higher the prestige,the more complex an organization's structure. However, medium-prestige organizations showed a special elaboration of social and other group-integrative acrivity. Findings suggest that high-prestige organization embody the main institutions of the community and tie the community into the wider state and national social structure by channeling information into and out of the community. Such an interpretation of the nature of community organizations depends upon use of the organization rather than upon the family or individual as a unit of analysis
Business · Community organization · Formal organization · Interpretation (philosophy) · Organizational structure · Political science · Prestige · Public relations · Social organization · Social science · Sociology · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Affiliating with Voluntary Associations
Hospital Support
Voluntary Association Affiliation and National Diversity
Outstanding Local Voluntary Organizations in the 1960s
Representation and Legitimacy in Neighborhood Organizations
Interdependence and Intraorganizational Structure for Voluntary Organizations
A Referral Agency for Volunteers
Occupational Level and Organizational Membership
Religious involvement as the main gateway to voluntary association activity
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 1989 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |