Cities and towns; Social psychology; Sociology; Sociology, Urban
3. The local community and the neighborhood in a simple form of society
are synonymous terms. In the city, however, where specialization has
gone very far, the grouping of the population is more nearly by
occupation and income than by kinship or common tradition. Nevertheless,
in the large American city, in particular, we find many local
communities made up of immigrant groups which retain a more or less
strong sense of unity, expressing itself in close proximity and, what is
more important, in separate and common social institutions and highly
effective communal control. These communities may live in relative
isolation from each other or from the native communities. The location
of these communities is determined by competition, which can finally be
expressed in terms of land values and rentals. But these immigrant
communities, too, are in a constant process of change, as the economic
condition of the inhabitants changes or as the areas in which they are
located change.
Besant, Walter. _East London_ (London, 1912).
A remarkable account of an isolated community in a metropolis. (V,
1; VII, 2; IX, 1, 2, 3, 4.)
Buchner, Eberhard. _Sekten und Sektierer in Berlin_, Vol. VI in
“Grossstadt Dokumente” (Berlin, 1904).
An intimate account of the habitat of the many obscure religious
sects that congregate in local communities in the large city. (VII,
2; IX, 2, 3, 4.)
Burke, Thomas. _Twinkletoes: A Tale of Chinatown_ (London, 1917).
A romantic account of London’s Chinatown. (VII, 2.)
Daniels, John. _In Freedom’s Birthplace_ (Boston and New York, 1914).
The Negro community in Boston. (VII, 2.)
Dreiser, Theodore. _The Color of a Great City_ (New York, 1923).
The various aspects of city life by an observer with keen insight
and rare literary genius. (IX, 2, 4)
Dunn, Arthur W. _The Community and the Citizen_ (Boston, 1909).
An elementary textbook in civics. Gives a simple presentation of the
concept community. (V, 3, 2; I, 4; II, 3; IV, 3; VI.)
Eldridge, Seba. _Problems of Community Life: An Outline of Applied
Sociology_ (New York, 1915).
A sociological textbook dealing with the various phases of community
organization and disorganization. (V, 2, 4, 5; VI; VII, 5; VIII; IX,
3.)
Hebble, Charles Ray, and Goodwin, Frank P. _The Citizens Book_
(Cincinnati, 1916).
Discusses the foundations of community life, its cultural
activities, business interests, governmental activities, and gives
suggestions on the future city. (VI, 7; IX, 3.)
Jenks, A. E. “Ethnic Census in Minneapolis,” _Amer. Jour. Sociol._,
XVII (1912), 776–82.
The ethnic groupings in a large city.
_Jewish Community of New York City: The Jewish Communal Register of
New York City_ (New York, 1917–18).
A collection of studies on the organization, size, distribution,
history, and activities of the New York Jewish Community. (VII, 2,
3, 4, 5; IX, 3, 4.)
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