TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hopper,Paul
TI  - Rebuilding communities in an age of individualism
SN  - 0754614387
AV  - HM761 .H66 2003
U1  - 307 21
PY  - 2003///]
CY  - Aldershot, Hampshire, England, Burlington, VT
PB  - Ashgate
KW  - Community life
KW  - Individualism
KW  - Community development
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-205) and index; Post-Fordism and individualism -- Detraditionalization and the rise of individualism -- Globalization and the individual -- Community and social capital -- Public-spiritedness and community -- The retreat into tribalism -- Communitarianism, liberalism and public-spiritedness -- Citizenship : a modest proposal; Tertiary/Undergraduate
N2  - The author explores the modern tendency towards individualism, the erosion of social capital in Western societies and the likely effects of further individualism. Strategies geared to fostering trust and social capital are outlined as the basis for reinvigorating community life
ER  -