The symbolic construction of community
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The symbolic construction of community
（Key ideas / series editor, Peter Hamilton）
Routledge, 1989, c1985
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"First published in 1985 by Ellis Horwood Ltd and Tavistock Publications Ltd"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-126) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Anthony Cohen makes a distinct break with earlier approaches to the study of community, which treated the subject in largely structural terms. His view is interpretive and experiential, seeing the community as a cultural field with a complex of symbols whose meanings vary among its members. He delineates a concept applicable to local and ethnic communities through which people see themselves as belonging to society. The emphasis on boundary is sensitive to the circumstances in which people become aware of the implications of belonging to a community, and describes how they symbolise and utilise these boundaries to give substance to their values and identities.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Symbolizing The Boundary
- Chapter 3 Communities of Meaning
- Chapter 4 The Symbolic Construction Of Community
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