The Evolution of Feminist Organizations

An Organizational Study

Diane Metzendorf (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

206 Seiten

2005
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3104-4 (ISBN)

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This fascinating study examines changes in feminist organizations founded in the early seventies as alternatives to traditional, bureaucratic human-service organizations. At inception, these organizations, reflecting feminist principles, were designed alternatively in their structure and functioning. In-depth case studies systematically examine the life cycle of 15 feminist organizations identifying, individually and collectively, changes, over ten or more years, along six dimensions. The major finding is that over time, these feminist organizations have evolved into bureaucratic structures while retaining their overarching feminist principles along certain identified dimensions. One implication drawn from the findings is that current managers of feminist organizations do, in fact, practice feminist management, which attempts to integrate their commitment to feminist principles within bureaucratic organizational structures. Social science researchers, gender/women's studies scholars, and those interested in the history of social movements will find this book an indispensable contribution to feminist literature.

Diane Metzendorf is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at Delaware State University. Professor Metzendorf holds a D.S.W. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work.

Chapter 1 List of Tables
Chapter 2 List of Figures
Chapter 3 Preface
Chapter 4 Acknowledgments
Chapter 5 The Evolution of Feminist Organizations: An Organizational Study: Introduction; Literature Review; Methodology; Data Presentation; Data Analysis; Discussions and Implications; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; References

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.3.2005
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	141 x 215 mm
Gewicht	277 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-7618-3104-5 / 0761831045
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3104-4 / 9780761831044
Zustand	Neuware