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Who Is My Neighbor?: Social Affinity in a Modern World

English · Hardback

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Points the way toward a world in which we might feel more connected to and responsible for each other.
In a world which often is labeled a "global village," who exactly is our neighbor? Who is My Neighbor? explores the emergence of what is called "social affinity," a concept bridging classical notions of social cohesion with contemporary social psychology. The ideas underlying social affinity focus on the sentiment of moral obligation which holds society together.
In order to understand how a sense of social affinity emerges within individuals, the author breaks down the concept into three dimensions-social consciousness, sentiment, and action-and their constitutive elements. These dimensions are then brought together in a single model demonstrating how social affinity and the meaning our values have for us are shaped by our social location and the self-interest which permeates our culture.


About the author

James A. Vela-McConnell is Associate Professor of Sociology at Augsburg College. He is one of the authors of What's Left? Radical Politics in the Postcommunist Era.

Product details

Authors James A. Vela-McConnell
Publisher Global Academic Publishing
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.09.1999
 
EAN 9780791443118
ISBN 978-0-7914-4311-8
No. of pages 328
Weight 581 g
Series Suny Series, Sociology of Cult
Suny Series, Sociology of Cult
Suny the Sociology of Culture
Subject Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories

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