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Cocoon Communities: Togetherness in the 21st Century

By Fred Dervin , Mari Korpela

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Year
2013
ISBN
1443842427, 9781443842426
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
879 kB (900011 bytes)
Pages
160\159
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-08-18 00:30:37

Description

Filling a gap in the literature on communities, this innovative and critical volume aims to propose the concept of Cocoon Community to get a handle on communities that are highly significant for their members and yet not binding. Membership in these Communities is also voluntary and informal. By weaving together interdisciplinary perspectives, the internationally acknowledged contributors offer theoretical perspectives and research findings on communities of international students, online mourners, farmworkers, expatriates and 'Westerners' in India. The volume draws on research from a variety of fields to provide alternative conceptual and methodological perspectives on the concept of community. It will be of great interest to scholars and students in anthropology, education, social psychology and sociology.

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