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Formal Voluntary Organizations: Participation, Correlates, and Interrelationships
Author(s) -
TOMEH AIDA K.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
sociological inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1475-682X
pISSN - 0038-0245
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1973.tb00004.x
Subject(s) - modernization theory , voluntary association , sociology , formal organization , population , social organization , social psychology , public relations , social science , political science , psychology , law , demography
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.