Alternative Realities

A Study of Communes and their Members
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-60688-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

Originally published in 1974, this book examines the nature of the commune movement, its members and the communal activities in which they are involved. It explains the forces in 20th Century society that moved people to form and join communes. The author investigates the claim made by many commune members that the commune represents a viable alternative institution to that of the nuclear family, and considers the relevance of the commune movement as a revolutionary social movement aimed at the creation of an alternative society.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rigby, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.Introduction 2. The Communitarian Tradition 3. Man in Society 4. Youth, the Youth Culture and the Underground 5. The Commune Movement in Britain 6. Religious Communes in Britain 7. The Paths to Community 8. The World of the Communtarians 9. Communes and the Nuclear Family 10. Communes and Social Change.

Über Autor(innen)

Andrew Rigby is Emeritus Professor of Peace Studies at Coventry University, UK.