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Commonplaces: Community Ideology and Identity in American Culture (SUNY series in the Sociology of Culture) - Softcover

Hummon, David M.

 
9780791402764: Commonplaces: Community Ideology and Identity in American Culture (SUNY series in the Sociology of Culture)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0791402762 ISBN 13: 9780791402764
Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1990

Synopsis

This book interprets popular American belief and sentiment about cities, suburbs, and small towns in terms of community ideologies. Based on in-depth interviews with residents of American communities, it shows how people construct a sense of identity based on their communities, and how they perceive and explain community problems (e.g., why cities have more crime than their suburban and rural counterparts) in terms of this identity.

Hummon reveals the changing role of place imagery in contemporary society and offers an interpretation of American culture by treating commonplaces of community belief in an uncommon way-as facets of competing community ideologies. He argues that by adopting such ideologies, people are able to "make sense" of reality and their place in the everyday world.

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About the Author

David M. Hummon is Associate Professor of Sociology at Holy Cross College.

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Publisher
State University of New York Press
Publication date
1990
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0791402762
ISBN 13 
9780791402764
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
252