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Suburban affiliations [electronic resource] : social relations in the greater Dublin area / Mary P. Corcoran, Jane Gray, and Michel Peillon.

By: Corcoran, Mary P.
Contributor(s): Gray, Jane, 1963- | Peillon, Michel | ebrary, Inc.
Series: Irish studies (Syracuse, N.Y.): Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, c2010Edition: 1st ed.Description: xxvii, 333 p. : ill., map.Subject(s): Suburbs -- Ireland -- Dublin Region | Associations, institutions, etc. -- Ireland -- Dublin | Dublin (Ireland) -- Social conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 307.7609418/35 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The significance of suburbs -- Suburban formation : the case of Dublin -- Suburbs and the life course -- Suburban pastoralism and sense of place -- Linked lives : personal communities in the suburbs -- Family-friendly communities? -- Making friends and losing spaces : a child's view of the suburban world -- Joining in: the dynamic of voluntary associations -- Fragments of activism -- Community and the structure of social capital -- Conclusion : suburban variation and suburban affiliation.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The significance of suburbs -- Suburban formation : the case of Dublin -- Suburbs and the life course -- Suburban pastoralism and sense of place -- Linked lives : personal communities in the suburbs -- Family-friendly communities? -- Making friends and losing spaces : a child's view of the suburban world -- Joining in: the dynamic of voluntary associations -- Fragments of activism -- Community and the structure of social capital -- Conclusion : suburban variation and suburban affiliation.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.