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02438aam a2200325 i 4500 001 4CF40CE6D37711ED83DD52344BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230405010043 008 220212t20232023enk b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781509554140 020 $a 1509554149 020 $a 9781509554133 020 $a 1509554130 035 $a (OCoLC)1296408693 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d GRU $d YDX $d IG$ $d FIE $d SILO 050 4 $a HM711 F56 2023 100 1 $a Fine, Gary Alan, $e author. 245 10 $a Group life : $b an invitation to local sociology / $c Gary Alan Fine, Tim Hallett. 264 1 $a Cambridge, UK ; $b Polity Press, $c 2023. 300 $a ix, 219 pages ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-211) and index. 520 $a Sociological analysis is replete with debates about "micro" and "macro," individual and society, but all too often these miss the point: interacting groups are the hinge that connects the two. To understand how structures matter and how individuals navigate them, we must take groups and people in local communities seriously. Gary Alan Fine and Tim Hallett skillfully argue that sociologists have the obligation to examine the role of small communities in the creation of both the interaction order and structural realities. With novel concepts and rich ethnographic examples, this book describes how group commitments shape selves and society, emphasizing the importance of a meso-level approach to social organization. Fine and Hallett provide new models of identity, culture, conflict, and control, and consider how a network of groups can provide insight into extended communication channels and social media lattices. Ultimately, they show that, despite the importance of institutions and individuals, group life is the fundamental building block of community. This timely book makes the case for a local sociology that includes sociality. It will be a welcome resource for students and sociologists, and a necessary call to action for the discipline as a whole. -- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Social groups. 650 0 $a Intergroup relations. 700 1 $a Hallett, Tim $q (Timothy Paul), $e author, $0 (isni)0000 0001 2911 4683 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9781509554157 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230804011018.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4CF40CE6D37711ED83DD52344BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search