The Hinge: Civil Society, Group Cultures, and the Power of Local Commitments

by Gary Alan Fine

Book Overview

Most of the time, we believe our daily lives to be governed by structures determined from above: laws that dictate our behavior, companies that pay our wages, even climate patterns that determine what we eat or where we live. In contrast, social organization is often a feature of local organization. While those forces may seem beyond individual grasp, we often come together in small communities to change circumstances that would otherwise flatten...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022674566X
• ISBN13: 9780226745664
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"