Community and Power

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Community and Power is a sociological work by Robert Nisbet that examines how modern political and social structures reshape traditional forms of community and authority.

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instanceOf book
sociological work
analyzes historical transformation of authority
shift from traditional to modern social organization
author Robert Nisbet
concerns tension between individual, community, and state
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
critiques bureaucratic power
decline of traditional authority structures
modern state centralization
discipline sociology
examines modern political structures
modern social structures
traditional forms of authority
traditional forms of community
fieldInfluence community studies
conservative social thought
political sociology
focusesOn erosion of intermediate institutions
impact of centralization on local communities
relationship between community and political power
role of family and local groups in social order
role of voluntary associations
genre academic non-fiction
hasPerspective critical of excessive state power
supportive of local and voluntary communities
intendedAudience readers interested in community studies
scholars of sociology
students of political theory
language English
mainTheme authority
community
modernity
power
social change
relatedConcept alienation
centralization of power
intermediate institutions
pluralism
social cohesion
relatedWorkByAuthor The Quest for Community

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Robert Nisbet notableWork Community and Power