Autor: Herbert J. Gans

In 1955, Levitt and Sons purchased most of Willingboro Township, New Jersey and built 11, 000 homes. This, their third Levittown, became the site of one of urban sociology’s most famous community stu …

This collection of recent essays by the influential sociologist Herbert J. Gans brings together the many themes of Gans’s wide-ranging career to make the case for a policy-oriented vision for sociolo …

Public sociology-an approach to sociology that aims to communicate with and actively engage wider audiences-has been one of the most widely discussed topics in the discipline in recent years. The Han …

American democracy was founded on the belief that ultimate power rests in an informed citizenry. But that belief appears naive in an era when private corporations manipulate public policy and the ind …

American democracy was founded on the belief that ultimate power rests in an informed citizenry. But that belief appears naive in an era when private corporations manipulate public policy and the ind …

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