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9780765807083

Private Pleasure, Public Plight: American Metropolitan Community Life in Comparative Perspective

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  • ISBN13:

    9780765807083

  • ISBN10:

    0765807084

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2001-01-31
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

This is a social and cultural analysis of community life in metropolitan areas of three nations -- the United States, Sweden, and England. The author focuses on how environment and culture interact to shape human behavior. Despite their many similarities, the three societies offer remarkably contrasting urban forms, and thus provide a unique opportunity for comparative research. The findings suggest goals for urban community development in America that can help regain a sense of human scale and establish more meaningful face-to-face contact among urban dwellers.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the 2000 Edition vii
Preface xi
Introduction 1(8)
Part I History 9(30)
The Rural to Urban Transition
11(12)
The Path to Metropolitan Life
23(16)
Part II Form 39(34)
The Metropolitan Setting: A Portrait of Three Metropolitan Areas
41(14)
Explaining the Dissimilarities of Metropolitan Form
55(18)
Part III Life 73(36)
Everyday Life in the Metropolitan Area
75(18)
The Structure of the Metropolitan Community
93(16)
Part IV Change 109(50)
The Metropolitan Community and the Privatization of Life
111(32)
Changing the Metropolitan Community in the United States
143(16)
Index 159

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