Loose Connections - Joining Together in America’s Fragmented Communities

Wuthnow shows that in America there has been a significant change in group affiliations away from traditional civic organizations toward affiliations that respond to individual needs and collective concerns. He looks at the challenges that must be faced if these innovative forms of civic involvement are to flourish.

About the author

Robert Wuthnow is Gerhard Andlinger Professor of Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology, and Director of the Center for the Study of American Religion, at Princeton University.

Summary

Wuthnow shows that in America there has been a significant change in group affiliations away from traditional civic organizations toward affiliations that respond to individual needs and collective concerns. He looks at the challenges that must be faced if these innovative forms of civic involvement are to flourish.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Wuthnow
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.05.2002
• EAN: 9780674007970
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00797-0
• Weight: 413 g
• Illustrations: 8 tables
• Series: Joining Together in America's; Joining Together in America's
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Social, group or collective psychology, Social groups and identities, United States of America, USA, Sociology & anthropology, Social groups, communities and identities