Membership and Morals
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: May 8, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 446
ISBN-13: 9780691050232
Subjects: Political science & theory; Social, group or collective psychology; Sociology, Social Studies; Volunteer Work; Political Sociology; Sociology Of Organizations; Social Science; Philosophy; USA; Political; Philosophy / Political; Political Philosophy; Political Science and International Relations; Sociology; Social Psychology
First sentence: The moment we begin to conjure up associations-Jaycees or the Michigan militia, homeowners' associations or the Mormon Church-we see difficulties with what has emerged as a driving force in public policy and a leading proposition in both social science and political theory: the idea that the relation between civil society and liberal democracy must be reciprocally supportive.