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Ethnic Self-Help Organizations in Non-Barrio Settings: Community Identity and Voluntary Action

• Hutcheson, John D
• Dominguez, Lino H

Abstract

While Hispanic and other ethnic populations are becoming increasingly hetero geneous and dispersed throughout many metropolitan areas, most research on Hispanic self-help organizations focuses upon barrio setting. This article illus trates how socio-economic heterogeneity and geographic dispersal within a metro politan area necessitates adaptation in the roles of ethnic self-help organizations. A survey of Hispanics in the Atlanta metropolitan area reveals intra-urban migration patterns, trends in community identity, and variations in the utilization of Hispanic service agencies which guide a discussion of strategies that may be employed by ethnic self-help organizations in non-barrio settings.

Journal

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

(October 1986)
vol15 no4 pages13-22

Categories

1. Diversity  
2. Communities and Organizations  

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