| Description |
xxiii, 328 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ; cased. |
| Note(s) |
CW_HXCYF_M |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-319) and index. |
| Contents |
Social Connections -- Conceptions of Community: Past and Present -- Common Ties: Immigrant, Refugee, and Ethnic Communities -- Mobile Communities: The Tentative Ties of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers -- Fragmented Ties: The Poor and the Homeless -- Communities in Crisis: Reconnecting Frayed Social Ties -- Communities of Exclusion and Excluded Communities: Barriers to Neighboring -- Connecting Seniors: Social Networks of Value -- Connections of Faith: Religion as Community -- Vital Bonds: Social Support, Social Networks, and Health -- The Social Internet: Cybercommunities -- Virtual Connections in New Work Environments -- Ecologically Sustainable Communities: Place-Based and Purpose-Based Connections -- Solitary Communities: Disconnecting From the Common Good |
| Local Note / Price |
189.33 |
| Subject(s) |
Community spirit
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Communities.
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Social networks.
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Neighborliness.
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| ISBN |
940071632X (hbk.) |
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9789400716322 (hbk.) |
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