Under the Influence (eBook)

A Case Study of the Elks, MADD, and DUI Policy

John C. Mero (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
147 Seiten
Upa (Verlag)
978-0-7618-6560-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This book examines how DUI laws, an undeniably good public policy, may have had negative unintended consequences for the Elks, one of the oldest lodge-based voluntary associations in America. To examine this empirically, author John C. Mero conducted interviews with fifty-five California and Florida Elk Exalted Rulers.

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What are the potentially negative consequences of an undeniably good public policy? Under the Influence examines how the Elks, one of the oldest lodge-based voluntary associations in America, may have been impacted by government policies such as DUI laws. To examine this empirically, author John C. Mero conducted interviews with fifty-five California and Florida Elk Exalted Rulers. What emerges from the interviews is a voluntary association in transition: having been affected by stricter DUI laws and other government policies over the past few decades, the Elks are reevaluating their approach to associational life. They have demonstrated a willingness to change with the times since their founding as the Jolly Corks in 1884, andin response to the unintended consequences of more recent government policiesthe Elks are seeking new opportunities to contribute to American civil society.

Autor

John C. Mero is an assistant professor of political science and public administration at Campbell University.

Inhalt

IntroductionChapter 1. The Elks, MADD, and DUI Policy: A Line of Inquiry?Part IChapter 2. From Jolly Corks to ElksChapter 3. The Elk Lodge BarChapter 4. American Fraternal Associations and the ElksPart IIChapter 5. The Origin and Growth of MADDChapter 6. Interest Groups, Professional Advocacy Groups, and MADDPart IIIChapter 7. MADD on the Rise: Leveraging State Action to Enact DUI PolicyChapter 8. Elks in Decline: How DUI Policy and Other Factors Affect Association MembershipChapter 9. Why Is the Decline of the Elks Important?Part IVChapter 10. ConclusionBibliographyIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.5.2015
• Zusatzinfo: 3 Illustrations including: - 1 Black & White Illustrations; - 2 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Transportrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: civic engagement • fraternal associations • Public Health • smoking bans • Social capital
• ISBN-10: 0-7618-6560-8 / 0761865608
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-6560-5 / 9780761865605