Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-265) and index.
Contents
Editor's Note / Alex Gitterman -- 1. Social Action Organizations and Power -- 2. The Organizers -- 3. Recruiting Participants -- 4. Maintaining and Deepening Member Participation -- 5. Issues -- 6. Strategy Development -- 7. Implementing Strategy: The Action Phase -- 8. Evaluating Outcomes: Victory and Defeat -- 9. Social Action Organizations -- 10. The Pursuit of Empowerment: Strengths and Challenges of Practice.