Communes, Sociology and Society

Based on a study of the commune movement in Britain, this 1976 book explores the ability of sociology to understand the 'alternative society'.

Sommario

Preface; 1. Communes and sociology - alternative realities?; 2. The nature, structure and problems of communes; 3. Some communes; 4. Self-seeking; 5. Men, women and children; 6. Solidarity, survival and success; 7. Communes, sociology and social policy; Appendix; Bibliography and references; Index.

Riassunto

Based on a study of the commune movement in Britain, this 1976 book attempts to explore the ability of sociology to understand the 'alternative society' and to examine the implications of the success and failure of communal projects for fundamental sociological theories about the nature of social solidarity and cohesion.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Abrams, Barbara Abrams, Philip Abrams, Sheila Abrams, Abrams Philip, Abrams Sheila, Gore Pat, Andrew McCulloch
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.08.1976
• EAN: 9780521290678
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29067-8
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Peso: 370 g
• Illustrazioni: Worked examples or Exercises
• Serie: Occasional Papers; Themes in the Social Sciences; Occasional Papers
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology