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ERIC Number: EJ332163
Record Type: CIJE
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
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Indiana (Muncie); Middletown; Pennsylvania (Erie)