[Air-l] defining community

[Barry Wellman]

To my mind, the UR article on defining community is
Hillery, George Jr. 1955. "Definitions of Community: Areas of Agreement."
Rural Sociology 20:111-122.

There have been follow-ups, including Barry Leighton and me,

Wellman, Barry, and Barry Leighton. 1979. "Networks, Neighborhoods and
Communities." Urban Affairs Quarterly 14:363-90.

And a NetLab rant at computer scientists, who were really sloppy in usage:

Wellman, Barry, and Milena Gulia. 1999. "Net Surfers Don't Ride Alone:
Virtual Communities as Communities." Pp. 331-366 in Networks in the Global
Village, edited by Barry Wellman. Boulder, CO: Westview.

Everything old is new again!

 Barry
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