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Ephemeral Roles, Voluntary Action, and Voluntary Associations
Abstract
An ephemeral role (ER) is a temporary or ancillary position-related
behavior pattern chosen by the enactor to satisfy individual needs
incompletely satisfied by the more dominant or lasting roles he or she
must regularly enact in everyday-life positions. Here, studies that
have used the ER concept as an analytical device are reviewed, showing
the concept's evolution from its first definition, & revealing its
pertinence to the notion of voluntary action. A set of propositions is
presented that describe conditions & outcomes (for role selection)
of need satisfaction balances or imbalances among: an operating
dominant role, a mode dominant role, & an ER in a voluntary
association. A Likert procedure for assessing the balances or
imbalances is illustrated. A typology of voluntary association ERs is
offered, & suggestions are made for further research. 1 Table, 1
Figure, 34 References. Modified HA.
Journal
(July-October 1978)
vol7
no3
pages65-74
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Membership Associations
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Voluntary and Member Associations
