Community Studies
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
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At the crossroads of sociology and anthropology lies one of the discipline's most enduring methodological questions: what does it truly mean to study a community? Community Studies by Colin Bell and Howard Newby presents a comprehensive and rigorous survey of the field, tracing the intellectual lineage of community research from its earliest sociological roots through to the sophisticated empirical studies of the twentieth century. The authors chronicle the major works in the tradition — from Lynd's Middletown to studies of British villages and urban neighbourhoods — critically assessing each for its methods, assumptions, and contributions to our understanding of social life at the local level. Bell and Newby write with authoritative clarity and analytical precision, situating Community Studies firmly within the broader theoretical debates of structural-functionalism, social change, and the rural-urban continuum. Their work does not merely catalogue past research; it argues for a more self-aware and methodologically rigorous approach to community as a concept, one that acknowledges its ideological baggage as much as its analytical utility. A foundational text in the sociology curriculum, this volume leaves the reader questioning not just what a community is — but whether the very act of studying one changes it forever.
Author: Colin Bell & Howard Newby
Format: Paperback
Genre: Anthropology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of sociology and anthropology lies one of the discipline's most enduring methodological questions: what does it truly mean to study a community? Community Studies by Colin Bell and Howard Newby presents a comprehensive and rigorous survey of the field, tracing the intellectual lineage of community research from its earliest sociological roots through to the sophisticated empirical studies of the twentieth century. The authors chronicle the major works in the tradition — from Lynd's Middletown to studies of British villages and urban neighbourhoods — critically assessing each for its methods, assumptions, and contributions to our understanding of social life at the local level. Bell and Newby write with authoritative clarity and analytical precision, situating Community Studies firmly within the broader theoretical debates of structural-functionalism, social change, and the rural-urban continuum. Their work does not merely catalogue past research; it argues for a more self-aware and methodologically rigorous approach to community as a concept, one that acknowledges its ideological baggage as much as its analytical utility. A foundational text in the sociology curriculum, this volume leaves the reader questioning not just what a community is — but whether the very act of studying one changes it forever.