Contesting Communities: The Transforming of Workplace Charity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780804754491)

Is "community" in America in decline? If so, does this mean that charitable giving in the United States is also in decline? In this innovative and original work, Emily Barman offers new insights into this important issue. Analyzing workplace charity in different cities across the United States, Contesting Communities shows that while traditional notions of community might be in decline, new types and visions of community have emerged. Barman traces how these different "communities" take the form of organizational competition between the United Way and new alternative fundraisers over workplace contributions. Deftly blending sociological theory of organizations with archival research, interviews with nonprofit leaders, and original survey data, Contesting Communities ultimately shows that the meaning of community occurs almost incidentally to the wishes of those who give and the needs of those who receive.

Author: Emily Barman
ISBN-10: 0804754497
ISBN-13: 9780804754491
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/20/2006
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.45d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2006 pg. 165