256 Pages
    by Routledge

    256 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1994. The sociology of community is currently undergoing something of a revival, and this book has been written with the aim of contributing to this process in a number of ways. First of all, it draws attention to the burgeoning literature on sociological aspects of community life. Secondly, its bring together the various studies considered here into a more coherent whole than they possess as simply a collection of separate pieces of research.

    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

    Biography

    Graham Crow, Graham Allan