What is a Association? Explain it in detail.

What is a Association? Explain it in detail.

A group of people organizes it for a particular purpose or a limited number of purposes.

To constitute it there must be: –

1. a group of people

2. Someone must organize these people.

3. Certain number of rules.

4. Common purpose

Definition

According to MacIver, “An organization deliberately formed for the collective pursuit of some interest or set of interest, which the members of it share, is termed as association.”

Ginsberg writes, “An association is a group of social beings related to one another by the fact that, they possess or have institute in common an organization with a view to securing specific end or specific ends.”

Characteristics

1. It consists of a group of individuals

2. They organize the people.

3. There are certain rules and regulations for the conduct of activities of association.

4. These people carry out activities to attain certain specific goals

Basic elements

1. It is established :

   Men establish an association to fulfil some motive or cause.

    Like community it does not grow naturally. People make rules and regulations to run a particular kind of association.

   Members of association run it according to these rules and regulations.

2. Aim of an association is determined: It is formed for predetermined purpose or with a predetermined aim. One imagines it without any aim. It cannot  maintain its identity without any distinct aim and object.

3. Association is a true form of organization : It truly forms an organization of human beings because a group of persons collects together with some particular aim.
   

4. Rules and regulations are followed by members only : All the group of people are formed with certain rules and regulations. It also contains certain code of conducts. However, these rules and regulation as well as code of conducts are applicable to members of the association. It is obligatory for every members to follow these rules and regulations and co-operate with other members in the achievement of the goals of associations.

5. Membership of an association is voluntary : The membership of an organization is voluntary. A person becomes a member because he interest in it and like it and if he grows a feeling of dislike he is absolutely free to withdraw his membership of the group .It does not form a natural organization, and one cannot ask every member for a contribution on natural grounds.

6. Concrete form of organisation: – i.e. can be seen

7. It exists for its aims & objectives

Types 

1. Based on duration :- temporary or permanent such as flood relief and  state respectively

2. Based on power:- Sovereign, semi – sovereign and non – sovereign such as state, university and  club respectively.

3. Based on function:- Biological, vocational and recreational such as family, employment based:- teachers association and for enjoyment association:-  Music club respectively