| Description |
1 online resource (397 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part A: An Organizational Analysis; Chapter 1 History and Beliefs of the Organization; Chapter 2 Organizational Evolution; Chapter 3 Analysis as a ""Social Movement Organization; Part B: Group Life and Culture; Chapter 4 Daily Life in CCO; Chapter 5 Sex Roles, Courtship, Marriage, Family Life, and Children; Part C: Individual Characteristics; Chapter 6 The Sisters and Brothers: A Profile; Chapter 7 Personality Assessment |
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Chapter 8 Alienation and Political OrientationPart D: Conversion and Affiliation; Chapter 9 Conversion Models: A Critique, Extension, and Partial Test; Part E: Future of the Organization; Chapter 10 An Application of Kanter's Model to CCO; Appendix A: The Research Project: Methods, History, and Special Features; Appendix B: Testing Specific ""Movement Organization"" Hypotheses; About the Authors; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
"Excellent study which moves back and forth between theory and empirical observations. It looks at religious groups from several different theoretical positions as well as raises a number of significant issues about the conduct of eld research."--Russell R. Dynes, American Sociological Association |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Christ Communal Organization.
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| SUBJECT |
Christ Communal Organization. fast (OCoLC)fst00525904 |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stewart, Mary W
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Simmonds, Robert B
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| ISBN |
9781351318914 |
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1351318918 |
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