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Recent demographic changes have sparked debate about the civic health of American democracy. Democracy requires people of different backgrounds to be disposed toward working together, and it requires "little-noticed meeting places" where neighbors interact with each other, share their thin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yi, Joseph, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2009.
Temas:
Community development > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
Cultural pluralism > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
Martial arts > Social aspects > Illinois > Chicago > Case studies.
Communities > Religious aspects.
Democracy > Religious aspects.
Race relations > Religious aspects.
Diversité culturelle > Illinois > Chicago > Études de cas.
Communauté > Aspect religieux.
Relations raciales > Aspect religieux.
Développement communautaire > Illinois > Chicago > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Communities > Religious aspects
Community development
Cultural pluralism
Democracy > Religious aspects
Martial arts > Social aspects
Race relations
Race relations > Religious aspects
Soziale Situation
Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
Gemeinwesenarbeit
Chicago (Ill.) > Race relations > Case studies.
Illinois > Chicago
Chicago, Ill.
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Recent demographic changes have sparked debate about the civic health of American democracy. Democracy requires people of different backgrounds to be disposed toward working together, and it requires "little-noticed meeting places" where neighbors interact with each other, share their thinking, and address common problems. As issues of ethnic and social diversity become increasingly foregrounded, social scientists find pervasive social distrust and civic withdrawal in racially and ethnically heterogeneouscommunities, whether in big cities (Los Angeles) or small (Yakima, WA). In this book, Yi
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 221 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780739138373
0739138375
9786612494840
6612494840
1282494848
9781282494848

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