Community Life

ISBN-13: 9780745011981 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 256 str.

Graham Crow;Crow

Opis

Designed for undergraduate courses, this book looks at the sociology of community in contemporary Britain. The book surveys the growing literature on the nature of local social relationships, drawing on a range of empirical and theoretical work.

Spis treści

Introduction

1. Old and New Themes in the Sociology of Community
2. The Way Things Were: Community Life in Past Generations
3. The Restructuring of Communities: The Impact of Economic Change
4. Moving In and Moving On: The Significance of Geographical Mobility
5. Ethnicity, Solidarity and Exclusion: Race and Spatial Social Segregation
6. Home Ownership and Home Life: Changing Ideals of Housing and Domesticity
7. Remaking Communities: Urban Redevelopment and Community Action
8. Community and Social Policy: Care and Control
9. Conclusions: The Continuing Importance of the Sociology of Community

Index

O autorze

Graham Crow, Graham Allan