Counterfeit Community - The Exploitation of Our Longings for Connectedness

Informationen zum Autor By John F. Freie Klappentext From gated communities to Heaven's Gate, the idea and practice of community in America have not only declined but mutated. In the process, Americans' longing to be connected to something greater than themselves has intensified. This longing, coupled with an absence of genuine community alternatives, opens the way to counterfeit claims by those promoting economic rather than social agendas. This book examines 'counterfeit community' as it has become manifest throughout contemporary American society-in housing, as it shapes our public spaces; in the workplace; in politics; in religion; and most recently, in cyberspace. Zusammenfassung From gated communities to Heaven's Gate! the idea and practice of community in America has not only declined but mutated. This text examines the counterfeit community in America from a number of perspectives revealing that building a genuine community means no quick fixes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Identifying the Counterfeit Chapter 2 Genuine Community Chapter 3 Housing Chapter 4 Public Spaces Chapter 5 The Workplace Chapter 6 Political Community Chapter 7 Religion Chapter 8 Cyberspace Chapter 9 Popular Solutions Chapter 10 Pathways to Genuine Community

Product details

• Authors: John F Freie, John F. Freie, Freie John F.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.08.1998
• EAN: 9780847688715
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8871-5
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Städte, Stadtgemeinden, Cultural Studies, Dörfer, Landgemeinden, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, United States of America, USA, Urban communities, Rural communities / rural life