Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect

by Robert J. Sampson

Book Overview

For over fifty years numerous public intellectuals and social theorists have insisted that community is dead. Some would have us believe that we act solely as individuals choosing our own fates regardless of our surroundings, while other theories place us at the mercy of global forces beyond our control. These two perspectives dominate contemporary views of society, but by rejecting the importance of place they are both deeply flawed. Based on one...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022605568X
• ISBN13: 9780226055688
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"