Clues to Community Power Structures.

Meenaghan, Thomas M.

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ERIC Number: EJ135765

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Publication Date: 1976

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Clues to Community Power Structures

Meenaghan, Thomas M.

Social Work, 21, 2, 126-130, Mar 76

Where does a community worker look to discover the local distribution of power? Are the accepted indicators reliable? This analysis of 82 social science studies that examine the correlation between community characteristics and power structure turns up some surprising results--with definite implications for practice. (Author)

Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Influence, Organization, Political Power, Power Structure, Research Projects, Social Services, Social Workers

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