Formal Voluntary Organizations: Participation, Correlates, and Interrelationships
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- 1 July 1973
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Sociological Inquiry
- Vol. 43 (3-4) , 89-122
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the literature on formal voluntay organizations in the urban community. The theoretical approaches that guided much of the research in this area are identifid as social structural, social psychological, and organizational. Basic findings suggest that formal participation, including church membership, is a characteristic of urban life. Population characteristics, attitudes, informal interaction, and community involvement are all related to formal membership. Moreover, formal organizations attempt to integrate individuals with the larger community, and such groups, in urbanizing areas, facilitate modernization.Keywords
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