Small Town in Mass Society: Class, Power, and Religion in a Rural Community
- ISBN-10
- 0252068904
- ISBN-13
- 9780252068904
- Category
- Mass society
- Pages
- 521
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1968
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Authors
- Arthur J. Vidich, Joseph Bensman
Description
1. Social, Economic and Historical Setting of the Community -- 2. Springdale's Image of Itself -- 3. The Major Dimensions of Social and Economic Class -- 4. Springdale and the Mass Society -- 5. The Business Character of Village Politics -- 6. The Prosperous Farmers and Town Government -- 7. The Clash of Class Interests in School Politics -- 8. Reciprocal Political Relations between Springdale and Mass Society -- 9. Religion and the Affirmation of the Present -- 10. Community Integration Through Leadership -- 11. Personality and the Minimization of Personal Conflicts -- 12. A Theory of the Contemporary American Community -- 13. Methods of Community Research -- 14. Ethical and Bureaucratic Implications of Community Research -- Afterword / Arthur J. Vidich.
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