Fine, Gary Alan,

Tiny publics : a theory of group action and culture / Gary Alan Fine. - 1 online resource (234 pages) - 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.

9781610447744


Social groups.
Social networks.
Group identity.
Social psychology.
Social interaction.
Culture--21st century.


Electronic books.

HM716 / .F56 2012

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