To Dwell among Friends: Personal Networks in Town and City
by Claude S. Fischer
University of Chicago Press, 1982 Cloth: 978-0-226-25137-0 | Paper: 978-0-226-25138-7 Library of Congress Classification HT111.F56 Dewey Decimal Classification 307
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AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Claude S. Fischer is professor of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of The Urban Experience and Networks and Places.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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
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To Dwell among Friends: Personal Networks in Town and City
by Claude S. Fischer
University of Chicago Press, 1982 Cloth: 978-0-226-25137-0 Paper: 978-0-226-25138-7
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Claude S. Fischer is professor of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of The Urban Experience and Networks and Places.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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
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