Tiny publics : a theory of group action and culture /
Gary Alan Fine.
- xi, 221 pages ; 23 cm.
- Russell Sage Foundation series on trust .
- Russell Sage Foundation series on trust. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-213) and index.
About the author -- Introduction : tiny publics as social order -- The power of groups -- The dynamics of idioculture -- Constraints and their macrofoundations -- Norms and action -- The performance of ideology -- Wispy communities -- Tiny publics in civil society -- The extension of the local -- Action and its publics -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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Social networks Group identity Social interaction Culture--21st century