Public Relations and Community: A Reconstructed Theory

Preface Introduction The Quandary of Public Relations The Historical Foundation in Question The Problem of a Definition of Public Relations Conclusions about an Inconclusive Vocation A Framework of Community Relations A Theoretical Framework: The Chicago School of Social Thought A Sense of Community Sense of Community No Longer Common The Shift from Rural to Urban Life The Chicago School and the Search for Community Attempts to Regain Community The Chicago School's Application to Community Relations A Case Study Reconciling Public Relations and Community A Review of the Main Theory Sugar Creek as a Theory Test Site Public and Community Relations in Sugar Creek Lessons from the Chicago School and Sugar Creek Bibliography Index