Networks of Collective Action. A Perspective on Community Influence Systems

Content: 
Inside Front Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
List of Figures, Pages xi-xii
List of Tables, Pages xiii-xiv
Preface, Pages xv-xvii
Acknowledgments, Pages xix-xx
1 - Introduction: A Theoretical and Methodological Overview, Pages 1-27
2 - Introducing the Community: The Research Site for an Illustrative Case Study, Pages 31-37
3 - The Internal Social Structural Differentiation of the Community, Pages 39-69
4 - Value Orientations: Their Structure and Social Differentiation, Pages 71-91
5 - Locating the Top Community Influentials, Pages 95-100
6 - The Coalitional Structure of Altneustadt's Elite, Pages 101-131
7 - Opening the Black Box: Relations among the Community Elite: A Method for Describing Their Structure, Pages 133-144
8 - A Causal Modeling Approach to the Study of a Community Elite's Influence Structure, Pages 145-161
9 - Consensus and Cleavage: The Resolution of Issues, Pages 163-172
10 - Bringing Groups Back in: The Structure of Interrelations among Corporate Actors in the Community, Pages 173-181
11 - The Resource Bases of Community Influence: A Strategy for Studying Their Distribution, Efficacy, and Convertibility, Pages 185-215
12 - The Interface between Community and Elite, Pages 217-253
13 - Prospects and Conclusion, Pages 255-268
Appendix A, Pages 269-273
Appendix B, Pages 275-280
Appendix C, Pages 281-297
References and Selected Bibliography, Pages 299-318
Author Index, Pages 319-322
Subject Index, Pages 323-329
QUANTITATIVE STUDIES IN SOCIAL RELATIONS, Pages 330-331