Community is a key concept in sociology. In the last decade, especially
with the explosion of electronic communication, the definition of
community has changed. Currently there are many books that address many
aspects of community, but there is a lack of text that "connects" the
concept of community with the range of issues from the macro level to
the micro level. This book discusses the rationale for community, the
varieties of communities, the effect of social change on communities,
and many other factors of connectedness as the costs for losing it.