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Social Organizational Behavior

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Word count
91K words
Chapters
65
ISBN
9787520107419

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Summary

This collection of essays examines grassroots organizing amid social transformation, using case studies to show how public relations among social members take shape and how they are sustained—for example, under what conditions, through what drivers and pathways, people spontaneously coalesce and act cooperatively in pursuit of shared interests.

Editor's review

This collection focuses on grassroots organizational activities in the context of social transformation. Its central question is how public relations among social members form and persist: under what conditions, through what driving forces and channels, people spontaneously coalesce and take cooperative action to pursue common interests. Its strength lies in using case analysis as the basic method, grounding abstract organizational processes in specific contexts for observation. It is suitable for readers interested in social organization, grassroots governance and collective action. Readers should note how the authors define the boundaries of "organizational behavior" and the differences in driving mechanisms and persistence conditions across cases—these are more instructive than the conclusions themselves. For those conducting fieldwork, community studies or grassroots governance analysis, the book can serve as a methodological reference and a list of questions; those seeking a systematic textbook-style theoretical review should pair it with other works.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Graduate students and researchers in sociology, political science, and public administration
  • Practitioners engaged in grassroots governance, community building, and social organization work
  • Readers interested in the mechanisms by which collective action and public relations take shape
  • Fieldwork learners seeking methodological references for case analysis

Not a good fit for

  • Readers seeking a unified theoretical framework or introductory textbook-style exposition
  • Readers with little interest in social organization who read only for leisure
  • Readers expecting extensive statistical data and quantitative model analysis

Reading tips

  1. Begin with the volume's introduction to identify the shared problem threads and conceptual definitions across the cases.
  2. After each case, summarize in a few sentences its dynamics, pathways, and conditions for persistence.
  3. Compare differences in "spontaneous cohesion" across cases to build your own analytical framework.
  4. For research purposes, record each case's background and sources for later reference.

About the publisher

Social Sciences Academic Press (SSAP) China · Founded in 1985

Founded in 1985, Social Sciences Academic Press (SSAP) is known for its "Pishu" (Blue Book) series, Pishu database, and academic journals, and has long been dedicated to professional academic publishing in the humanities and social sciences. The books in the library cover foreign literature, social sciences, world history, historical reading, politics, and classical poetry. They include cross-cultural works such as The Poetry of Yehuda Amichai (3 volumes, centenary commemorative revised edition) and Similar in Form, Different in Essence: What Are the Structural Differences Between Traditional Chinese and Japanese Political Cultures, as well as world history translations such as The Hundred Years War, Volume 1: Trial by Battle (2 volumes) and To End All Wars: Loyalty, Rebellion, and World War I (1914–1918), along with social science and historical studies such as Six Essays on Spontaneity: Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play, The Return of the Fierce General: A New Jiangnan History of Dongting East Mountain, and An Example-Based Guide to the Method of Organizing Tang Poetry Documents. Its authors include Yehuda Amichai, Fu Hao, Ge Zhaoguang, Jonathan Sumption, and Adam Hochschild. Public information is limited, so this introduction focuses on the publishing directions reflected in the library's books.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 编委会
  3. 编者及作者
  4. 导言 公共关系的组织化问题
  5. 个体与公共的组织化关联
  6. 现象和问题
  7. 结构分析的另一变量
  8. 原有的社会组织化结构
  9. 组织化结构变迁
  10. 结论
  11. 社会团体:公共利益组织化问题
  12. 问题
  13. 社团成立原因及领导人来源
  14. 社团自主意愿观察
  15. 社团自主性意愿分类测量
  16. 社团自主性运作分类测量
  17. 社团的目标和立场
  18. 社团价值观和政策评价
  19. 初步观察和评估
  20. 基层水利供给组织变迁(1949~2011)
  21. 问题
  22. 水利灌区衰落
  23. “半正式”的水利组织
  24. 水利组织“单位化”
  25. 水利单位的“经营性”
  26. 困境原因
  27. 水利单位改革及其效果
  28. 结论
  29. 旧学,新学,实务与政治网络形成
  30. 研究问题
  31. 学术和组织要素
  32. 社会条件之变:学制
  33. 组织之变:心态与团体
  34. 关系网络:以预备立宪公会为例
  35. 结论
  36. 公共品提供与组织替代
  37. 问题
  38. 村委会责任
  39. “路委会”产生
  40. “两会”的合作结构
  41. 总结和讨论
  42. 两次事件不同结局
  43. 问题
  44. 相同的起因
  45. 不同的结局
  46. 讨论
  47. 网络与市民意见组织化
  48. 导言
  49. 新自由主义潮流及新政府的失策
  50. 传统市民社会运动的衰落
  51. 烛光集会
  52. 烛光集会的展开和动力
  53. 90后青年的组织化
  54. 离线和在线的联合——“国民对策委员会”
  55. 离线和在线的联结活动进化——议题和参与者的多样化
  56. 保守与进步的矛盾以及宗教界的介入
  57. 烛光集会的新特点
  58. “乐青”与乐生院保留运动
  59. 乐生院保留运动
  60. “乐青”:小朋友组织
  61. “乐青”与院民自救会
  62. “乐青”与其他社会团体
  63. “乐青”与互联网:Web2.0时代的社会运动
  64. 4·15台北大游行
  65. “乐生”运动的困境、未来与影响

FAQ

What is the core question of this book?
According to the materials, the book examines grassroots organizing activities amid social transformation, using case analysis to show how public relations among social members form and persist, and to explore under what conditions, through what dynamics and pathways, people spontaneously cohere and act cooperatively in pursuit of common interests.
What are the case studies in the book suitable for?
The case studies are suited to observing the specific mechanisms of organizing processes and can serve as analytical references for fieldwork and community research. Readers should not generalize from a single case to universal conclusions, but should compare differences in conditions across cases and then distill transferable problem threads.
Can someone without a sociology background read this book?
Yes, but it requires some patience. Readers are advised to first grasp basic concepts such as "social organization," "collective action," and "public relations," then read the cases one by one. Those lacking disciplinary training may skip passages heavy with theoretical analysis and focus first on case facts and the author's conclusions.

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About the author

张静 Author

Zhang Jing is an author whose works span a notably wide range of subjects. Public information about her is limited, and no clear records of her birth and death dates, nationality, or educational background are available. The library holds thirty-four of her works, and the existing titles show that her writing covers history, medicine, sociology, and literature and the arts. Her representative works include a history title on the May Fourth Movement and the intellectual revolution of modern China, a clinical medical monograph on the diagnosis of urinary and male reproductive system diseases, social science works such as a guide to writing sociology papers and a comparative study of institutional formation and its effects, and a study of poetic craft writings from the Tang, Five Dynasties, and Song periods. This breadth suggests that she may take part in professional compilation and knowledge organization across different disciplines, and readers may judge the orientation of each work by its specific title.

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