Integrating mechanisms in a community conflict environment : human relations commissions in seventeen cities.

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This study has the twofold objective to: 1) come to a greater understanding of the nature of local public human relations commissions (HRCs), and 2) interrelate theory and data for the purpose of improving present theoretical conceptions of community systems. A basic theoretical question addressed was, what are the forces within community systems which hold the system together? HRCs in seventeen cities with varying charasterics were studied, using qualitative procedures which allowed for exploration of varying aspects of these organizations and their environments. The descriptive analytic focus is on the emergence, goals, structures, and strategies of HRCs. Data is used as support for a model of community systems which purposively promote system integration