The Sociology of Community Connections by John G. Bruhn.

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 individualis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bruhn, John G. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edition:	2nd ed. 2011.
Series:	Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Sociology. Personality. Social psychology. Community psychology. Environmental psychology. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.

Table of Contents:

1. Social Connections Introduction
2. Conceptions of Community: Past and Present Introduction
3. Common Ties: Immigrant, Refugee, and Ethnic Communities Introduction
4. Mobile Communities: The Tentative Ties of Migrant and and Seasonal Farmworkers
Introduction 5. Fragmented Ties: The Poor and the Homeless
Introduction
6. Communities in Crisis: Reconnecting Frayed Social Ties
Introduction
7. Excluded Communities: Barriers to Neighboring
Introduction
8. Connecting Seniors: Social Networks of Value
Introduction
9. Connections of Faith: Religion as Community
Introduction
10. Vital Bonds: Social Support, Social Networks, and Health
Introduction
11. The Social Internet: Cybercommunities
Introduction
12. Virtual Connections in New Work Environments
Introduction
13. Ecologically Sustainable Communities: Place-Based and Purpose-Based Connections
Introduction
14. Solitary Communities: Disconnecting From the Common Good Introduction
Notes
References
Index.

The Sociology of Community Connections by John G. Bruhn.

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