The Vanishing Neighbor

Marc Dunkelman. The Vanishing Neighbor: The Transformation of American Community

He starts by talking about how neighbors don’t know one another any more. He then goes on with a number of changes in society. His basic thesis is that there are three levels of “friendship\acquantaince.”
1. Intimate, family, close friends.
2. “Middle rings” that form neighbors, fellow church members, co-workers from different areas of work.
3. People you might just say hello to. His theory is that the middle group is shrinking.

This adds to the diminishment of neighborhoods, churches, PTA's, etc. It would take an intentional effort to restore them.
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