Community Life

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. <p>Introduction</p><ol> <li>Old and New Themes in the Sociology of Community </li> <li>The Way Things Were: Community Life in Past Generations </li> <li>The Restructuring of Communities: The Impact of Economic Change </li> <li>Moving In and Moving On: The Significance of Geographical Mobility </li> <li>Ethnicity, Solidarity and Exclusion: Race and Spatial Social Segregation </li> <li>Home Ownership and Home Life: Changing Ideals of Housing and Domesticity </li> <li>Remaking Communities: Urban Redevelopment and Community Action </li> <li>Community and Social Policy: Care and Control </li> <li>Conclusions: The Continuing Importance of the Sociology of Community</li> </ol><p>Index</p>