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Small town in mass society : class, power and religion in a rural community
- Title
- Small town in mass society : class, power and religion in a rural community / by Arthur J. Vidich and Joseph Bensman.
- Author
- Vidich, Arthur J.
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1968.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Bensman, Joseph
- Description
- xxviii, 493 pages; 21 cm.
- Summary
- Through a close study of "Springdale, New York," Arthur J. Vidich and Joseph Bensman depict the small town as continuously and increasingly drawn into the central institutions and processes of the total society. Vidich and Bensman based their conclusions on extensive interviews with and close observation of the inhabitants of one community.
- Series Statement
- Princeton paperbacks ; no. 131
- Uniform Title
- Princeton paperbacks ; no. 131.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliographical footnotes.
- Contents
- Social, economic and historical setting of the community -- Springdale's image of itself -- The major dimensions of social and economic class -- Springdale and mass society -- The business character of village politics -- The prosperous farmers and town government -- The clash of class interests in school politics -- Reciprocal political relations between Springdale and mass society -- Religion and the affirmation of the present -- Community integration through leadership -- Personality and the minimization of personal conflicts -- A theory of contemporary American community -- Methods of community research -- Ethical and bureaucratic implications of community research.
- LCCN
- 68027411
- OCLC
- ocm00010644
- 10644
- SCSB-8964449
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library