The Sociology of Community Connections / Edition 2

by John G. Bruhn

Overview

Many of our current social problems have been attributed to the breakdown or loss of community as a place and to the fragmentation of connections due to an extreme value of individualism in the Western world, particularly in the United States. Not all scholars and researchers agree that individualism and technology are the primary culprits in the loss of community as it existed in the middle decade of the 20th century. Nonetheless, people exist in groups, and connections are vital to their existence and in the daily performance of activities. The second edition of the Sociology of Community Connections will identify and help students understand community connectedness in the present and future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789401784306
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	10/19/2014
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2011
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Social Connections.- Conceptions of Community: Past and Present.- Common Ties: Immigrant and Ethnic Communities.- Fragmented Ties: The Poor and The Homeless.- Communities in Crisis: Reconnecting Frayed Social Ties.- Communities of Exclusion and Excluded Communities: Barriers to Neighboring.- Connections of Faith: Religion as Community.- Vital Bonds: Social Support, Social Networks and Health.- The Social Internet: Cybercommunities.- Solitary Communities: Disconnecting From the Common Good.- Notes.- References.- Index.