"Middletown" as a Model for Community Studies (With Comparative Data from Erie, Pennsylvania).

Frank, Carl M.

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Publication Date: 1985

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"Middletown" as a Model for Community Studies (With Comparative Data from Erie, Pennsylvania).

Frank, Carl M.

Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, v38 n2 p7-24 Aut 1985

In 1920 Robert S. and Helen M. Lynd published the results of their exhaustive study of everyday life in Muncie, Indiana, dubbing the city "Middletown" as a symbol of the typical American community. Salient conclusions of the study are summarized, and significant recent literature on Middletown is assessed. (RM)

Descriptors: Community Study, Comparative Analysis, Culture, Life Style, Local History, Social History, Social Science Research, Social Studies, Sociocultural Patterns

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Indiana; Pennsylvania

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