Godfather of Communities
Back when media studies was still called «newspaper studies» and community building was still referred to as the «pursuit of a sense of community,» Ferdinand Tönnies (1855–1936) laid the conceptual foundation in Kiel for what we now call sociology.
When media studies was still called "newspaper studies" and community building was still called "striving for a sense of community", Ferdinand Tönnies (1855-1936) laid the conceptual foundation for what we now call sociology in his 1878 (!In his work "Community and Society", published in 1878 (!), the self-taught farmer's son analyzed with unparalleled lucidity how the latter can emerge from the former in the first place, namely through "mental willingness to come together." Using pairs of opposites such as solidarity and freedom or trust and suspicion, Tönnies exemplifies how and why feelings of community and identity arise. And - almost as important for media "community builders" - how these can disappear just as quickly if overused. (oc)
> Community and society. Basic concepts of pure sociology by Ferdinand Tönnies. Reprint of the 8th edition from 1935. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2000. 224 pages, 69 francs.
> Community and society. Basic concepts of pure sociology by Ferdinand Tönnies. Reprint of the 8th edition from 1935. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 2000. 224 pages, 69 francs.
