Perceptions of Self and Collective Efficacy in Community Organization Theory and Practice

The concepts of learned helplessness and locus of control have been shown to be reliable predictors of both individual and group behaviors across a wide variety of social situations. Little effort, however, has been directed at understanding the variables associated with these constructs which influence the decision of a disempowered group to take social action when faced with adversity or challenge. This paper analyzes the concepts of perceived self and collective efficacy and discusses how these variables in individual and group behavior impact organizing. The concepts of perceived and collective efficacy are drawn from social learning theory and, within the paper, are hypothesized as the linch pin between various conflict theories. It is argued that once disenfranchised persons are recruited into social action organizations, a certain amount of resocialization must occur that transforms perceived helplessness or personal inefficacy into learned hopefulness with its associated motivation to take action. The role of group leadership in promoting collective efficacy is discussed.     

Commitment to Social Change:

The purpose of this paper is to examine commitment as it relates to the pursuit of social change. This is done through the analysis of accounts by veterans of their involvement in feminist social movement organizations (FSMOs). They convey their stories of commitment to the feminist movement with language that one might use to describe an intimate relationship. The collective voice suggests considerable sacrifice and dedication. It also reveals a deep belief that they were betrayed by movement beneficiaries. This sense of betrayal is rooted in the expectation that movement commitment would increase as attacks by the New Right on the FSMOs rose. The paper concludes with discussion of the relevancy of studying commitment to social change for both micro and macro social work theory and practice.     

青年运动:概念、情境与前景

青年运动是青年人的事业,是青年全面、深入参与、干预、介入民族国家和社会事务,乃至国际事务、全球化事务的基本形式和途径,是青年的社会历史舞台。近现代以来青年的发展史即是一部生动而复杂的青年运动史,在这一历史过程中,青年展示出其无限的可能性。青年运动作为社会运动的一种特殊形式,在现代社会生活中仍具有旺盛的生命力、创造力和想象力。青年运动,既是青年群体的社会行动方式,也是研究青年的一种视角、理论和方法。国内近些年来的青年研究有将青年运动历史化的倾向,这种倾向无论对于研究本身还是对青年的社会实践,以至社会对于青年的认识和理解都是不利的。     

共青团“思想引领时尚化”模式研究——以广州共青团为例

共青团工作要坚持“思想引领时尚化”是时代的呼唤.“时尚”具有时效性和引领性特征,共青团历史与特征证明共青团“思想引领时尚化”有助于引领青年解决时代问题.检视广州共青团积极创新的“思想引领时尚化”模式,具有成熟的经验借鉴意义和模式性质的启示.     

BOOK REVIEW

ABSTRACT

MACRO PRACTICE: A GENERALIST APPROACH (5th Ed.). By Ralph Brody and Murali D. Nair. Wheaton, IL: Gregory Publishing, 2000, 377 pages. Reviewed by Susan A. Taylor.     

Psychological Contributions to Social Struggle

Social struggle arouses strong emotions, yet little systematic attention has been paid to the best ways of handling these emotions in interpersonal relations. We explore oppression as involving identification with the aggressor on the part of the weak and projection upon a primed vulnerable other on the part of the strong. These processes lead to fusion between the oppressed and the oppressor. These are common divisions in the handling of anxiety, anger, guilt, and self-hatred, and confusion about one's own desires in the reciprocal processes created by the weak and the strong. Some suggestions are offered for dealing with these.     

新形势下机关党建带团建工作的实践与思考

当前,随着机关团员的不断减少、团干编制少、兼职多、以及团组织普遍缺乏活动经费等情况的出现,给机关党建带团建工作及机关团建工作本身提出新的要求,新形势下机关团组织面临新的挑战。从分析机关党建带团建工作现状和存在的薄弱环节入手,提出新形势下机关党建带团建工作的创新举措,力求为当前机关党建带团建工作做一些有益探索。     

共青团创建“青年贷”的可行性分析

近年来,网贷飞速发展,青年在网贷中占主体。鉴于当前青年创业融资难的现状,共青团应创建"青年贷",服务青年,凝聚青年。共青团创建"青年贷"的各种条件现已具备,作为共青团服务青年的公益性金融信息平台,"青年贷"可参考中国青少年发展基金会的运作模式,充分利用共青团的组织优势与资源优势,通过当地基层团委和"青年贷"平台对借款的两次审核,确保借款和平台的安全,充分发挥共青团服务青年、联系青年的作用,持续为创业青年提供创业贷款,助力青年实现创业梦想。     

教育学院系统网络共享信息资源建设探讨

网络信息资源是指通过Internet可以利用的各种信息。网络信息资源建设应坚持免费、规范、适用性、全面性、整体性的原则。全国教育学院系统网络共享信息资源建设可分为全国管理中心、省教院资源中心和地市教院数据库三个层次。     

高校团工作与大学生素质培养

本文以全社会深入实施素质教育为背景,论述了当今时代对大学生的素质要求,分析了着力推进大学生素质培养是高校团组织先进性的重要体现,提出了增强服务功能,构建素质教育体系,在实践中进一步推进组织建设是高校共青团发展的必由之路.