The Community in America

action system activities administrative agencies American communities analysis aspects auspices behavior bureaucratic central cities Cerrito chain store Chapter characteristics church community action community development community level community studies community system community units community's concept considered constitute coordination council Crestwood Heights culture decision-making differentiated division of labor economic El Cerrito emphasized example existing extracommunity systems federal Floyd Hunter formal organization goals governmental groups Homans horizontal pattern important individual industrial institutions interaction interests involved larger society living local units locality locality-relevant functions ment metropolitan Middletown Middletown study munity neighborhood norms operation participation particular performance planning policies population Press problems programs relation relationship relatively relevant represent Roland L role rural social control social system Sociological specific Springdale subsystems suburban suburbs Talcott Parsons task tion urban values various vertical pattern village voluntary associations York