To Dwell Among Friends Personal Networks in Town and City

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Personal Community I - The Setting 2. The Communities, the Residents, and Why They Were There 3. Personal Networks: An Overview II - First Issues 4. Urbanism and Psychological Strain 5. Urbanism and Social Involvement 6. Urbanism and Traditional Values III - The Social Contexts of Personal Relations 7. Kin 8. Nonkin 9. Varieties of Nonkin:Neighbors and Co-workers 10. Varieties of Nonkin:Organization Members and Just Friends IV - Dimensions of Personal Networks 11. Personal Networks as Social Support 12. The Structure of Relations and Networks 13. The Spatial Dimension of Personal Relations 14. Homogeneity in Personal Relations: Stage in the Life Cycle V - Subcultures 15. Urbanism and the Development of Subcultures 16. Involvement in Subcultures:Ethnicity and Religion 17. Involvement in Subcultures:Occupation and Pastime 18. Subcultures:Alienation in Urban Public Life 19. Conclusion Appendixes A. Methodological Appendix B. Respondent Interview C. Informant Questionnaire Notes References IndexFischer, Claude S. is the author of 'To Dwell Among Friends Personal Networks in Town and City', published 1982 under ISBN 9780226251387 and ISBN 0226251381.