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An Inductive Examination of Voluntary Association Functions in a Single-Enterprise Based Community
Abstract
A study was made to draw attention to various positive social
functions performed by voluntary associations in local communities.
Data were gathered in 1969 in the oil-industry-based community of Fort
McMurray in the Province of Alberta, Canada. An examination was
conducted of six local organizations: (1) Knights of Columbus, (2)
Chamber of Commerce, (3) the Kinsmen Club, (4) the Cosmopolitan Club,
(5) the Tar Sands Recreation Assoc, & (6) the Nistawoyow Assoc, a
group formed by Indians & those of Indian descent. A survey of the
functions performed by these groups revealed activities in the areas
of (A) politics, (B) economics, (C) recreation, (D) education, (E)
integration/mediation, (F) motivation, (G) status conferment, &
(H) administration/technology. It is suggested that the role of
voluntary organizations is more decisive in small, single-industry
communities like Fort McMurray than in larger, more diversified
cities. It is hoped that larger-scale comparative studies in this
field will be conducted in the future. M. Cain.
Journal
(April 1972)
vol1
no2
pages43-51
Categories
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Membership Associations
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Voluntary and Member Associations
