The Sociology of Community Connections

1. Social Connections
John G. Bruhn

2. Conceptions of Community: Past and Present
John G. Bruhn

3. Common Ties: Immigrant, Refugee, and Ethnic Communities
John G. Bruhn

4. Mobile Communities: The Tentative Ties of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
John G. Bruhn

5. Fragmented Ties: The Poor and the Homeless
John G. Bruhn

6. Communities in Crisis: Reconnecting Frayed Social Ties
John G. Bruhn

7. Communities of Exclusion and Excluded Communities: Barriers to Neighboring
John G. Bruhn

8. Connecting Seniors: Social Networks of Value
John G. Bruhn

9. Connections of Faith: Religion as Community
John G. Bruhn

10. Vital Bonds: Social Support, Social Networks, and Health
John G. Bruhn

11. The Social Internet: Cybercommunities
John G. Bruhn

12. Virtual Connections in New Work Environments
John G. Bruhn

13. Ecologically Sustainable Communities: Place-Based and Purpose-Based Connections
John G. Bruhn

14. Solitary Communities: Disconnecting from the Common Good
John G. Bruhn

Avainsanat: Social Sciences, Sociology, Personality and Social Psychology, Community and Environmental Psychology