| Description |
xii, 451 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Personal Community -- I - The Setting -- 2. The Communities, the Residents, and Why They Were There -- 3. Personal Networks: An Overview -- II - First Issues -- 4. Urbanism and Psychological Strain -- 5. Urbanism and Social Involvement -- 6. Urbanism and Traditional Values -- III - The Social Contexts of Personal Relations -- 7. Kin -- 8. Nonkin -- 9. Varieties of Nonkin: Neighbors and Co-workers -- 10. Varieties of Nonkin: Organization Members and Just Friends -- IV - Dimensions of Personal Networks -- 11. Personal Networks as Social Support -- 12. The Structure of Relations and Networks -- 13. The Spatial Dimension of Personal Relations -- 14. Homogeneity in Personal Relations: Stage in the Life Cycle -- V - Subcultures -- 15. Urbanism and the Development of Subcultures -- 16. Involvement in Subcultures: Ethnicity and Religion -- 17. Involvement in Subcultures: Occupation and Pastime -- 18. Subcultures: Alienation in Urban Public Life -- 19. Conclusion -- Appendixes -- A. Methodological Appendix -- B. Respondent Interview -- C. Informant Questionnaire -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 431-439 |
| Subject |
Quality of life.
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Social structure.
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Sociology, Urban.
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| LC no. |
81011505 |
| ISBN |
0226251373 |
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0226251381 (paperback) |
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