Herbert J. Gans's collection features a selection of his influential scholarly writings and key excerpts from his ethnographic works, such as The Urban Villagers and The Levittowners. This compilation serves as a valuable resource for social scientists and students, offering insights into American society and culture. Gans's thought-provoking analyses encourage readers to engage with important social issues and understand the complexities of community and media in contemporary America.
Levittown became the site of one of urban sociology's most famous community studies, Herbert J. Gans's The Levittowners. The product of two years of living in Levittown, the work chronicles the invention of a new community and its institutions, social and political life, and the former city residents' adaptation to suburban living.
This collection of recent essays by the influential sociologist Herbert J. Gans brings together the many themes of Gans's wide-ranging career--the city, poverty, ethnicity, employment and political economy, and the relationship between race and class--to make the case for a policy-oriented vision for sociology.
Soziographie einer „Schlafstadt“