Who Is My Neighbor?
Subtitle: Social Affinity in a Modern World (Suny Series in the Sociology of Culture)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: September 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780791443125
Subjects: Cultural studies; Sociology, Social Studies; Sociology; Social action; Social Science; Sociology - General; Sociology - Social Theory; Affiliation (Psychology); Communities; Community; Social interaction; Social perception
Description: "In a world which often is labeled a "global village," who exactly is our neighbor? Who is My Neighbor? explores the emergence of what is called "social affinity," a concept bridging classical notions of social cohesion with contemporary social psychology. The ideas underlying social affinity focus on the sentiment of moral obligation which holds society together."--BOOK JACKET.

"In order to understand how a sense of social affinity emerges within individuals, the author breaks down the concept into three dimensions - social consciousness, sentiment, and action - and their constitutive elements. These dimensions are then brought together in a single model demonstrating how social affinity and the meaning our values have for us are shaped by our social location and self-interest which permeates our culture."--BOOK JACKET.