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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > urban sociology > community studies
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban sociology > community studies
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban sociology > community studies
social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > urban sociology > community studies
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > activism and social transformation > community studies
social science subjects > social research > community studies

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community studies  

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  • Community studies is an academic field concerned with the study of community and the characteristics of particular localities. A key focus of many programs of community study is the effects of social change upon the form and function of social life within such specific settings. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Community Studies]

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