The Concept of Community: Readings with Interpretations

ISBN-13: 9780202309620 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 382 str.

David W. Minar; Scott Greer

Opis

"Community" is a basic concept, perhaps the basic concept, in social science and in social philosophy. Its meanings are many and varied, yet it is preeminent in discussions of man and his world. The editors of this book have selected ma terial from many sources in an attempt to explore the meaning and relevance of the idea of community as it is used in social science, political commentary, and general literature.

Spis treści

INTRODUCTION: THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY, PART ? ROOTS OF COMMUNITY IN SOCIAL LIFE: SCENES AND KINDS OF SOCIAL INTERACTION, PART ? KINDS OF COMMUNITIES, PART III IN POLITICS AND COMMUNITY, PART iv COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE, IN TODAY'S WORLD, Index

O autorze

Scott Greer