Community studies is an academic discipine, drawing on sociology and anthropology, and particularly the social research methodology ethnography (participant observation). In North America, it drew inspiration from the classic urban sociology texts produced by the Chicago School, such as the works of Louis Wirth, [[William F. Whyte In Britain, it was first associated in the post-war period with the Institute of Community Studies founded by Michael Young in East London, and with the studies published from the Institute, such as [[Familiy and Kinship in East London]]. Social interactions of people and their consequences are the subject of sociology studies. ... Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος, human) consists of the study of humankind (see genus Homo). ... Social research refers to research conducted by social scientists (primarily within sociology, but also within other disciplines such as social policy, human geography, social anthropology and education). ... Methodology is the study of the methods involved in some field or endeavor, or in problem solving. ... Ethnography (from the Greek ethnos = nation and graphein = writing) refers to the qualitative description of human social phenomena, based on fieldwork. ... Participant observation emerged as the principal approach to ethnographic research by anthropologists in the twentieth century. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west... Urban sociology is the sociological study of the various statistics among the population in cities. ... The Chicago school comprises the scholarly approaches in economics and sociology found and developed at the University of Chicago. ... Louis Wirth was born in Germany, but studied in the United States and became a leading figure in Chicago School sociology. ... This article should be transwikied to wiktionary The term post-war is generally used for the period after the end of World War II, i. ... Michael Young, Lord Young of Dartington (August 9, 1915, Manchester - January 14, 2002) was a British sociologist, social activist and politician. ... East London (Afrikaans: Oos-Londen, Xhosa: Imonti) is a city in southeast South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province at 32. ...

Community studies, like colonial anthropology has often assumed the existence of discrete, relatively homogeneous, almost tribe-like communities, which can be studies as organic wholes (cf holistic). In this, it has been a key influence on communitarianism. In general, the word colonial means of or relating to a colony. In United States history, the term Colonial is used to refer to the period before US independence. ... Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος, human) consists of the study of humankind (see genus Homo). ... The word discrete comes from the Latin word discretus which means separate. ... Homogeneous is an adjective that has several meanings. ... Viewed historically or developmentally, a tribe consists of a social formation existing before the development of, or outside of, states. ... Community is a set of people (or agents in a more abstract sense) with some shared element. ... Organic has several meanings and related topics. ... Holism (from holon, a Greek word meaning entity) is the idea that the properties of a system cannot be determined or explained by the sum of its components alone. ... Communitarianism as a group of related but distinct philosphies began in the late 20th century, opposing aspects of liberalism and capitalism while advocating phenomena such as civil society. ...