1. Social Connections Introduction -- 2. Conceptions of Community: Past and Present Introduction -- 3. Common Ties: Immigrant, Refugee, and Ethnic Communities Introduction -- 4. Mobile Communities: The Tentative Ties of Migrant and and Seasonal Farmworkers -- Introduction 5. Fragmented Ties: The Poor and the Homeless -- Introduction -- 6. Communities in Crisis: Reconnecting Frayed Social Ties -- Introduction -- 7. Excluded Communities: Barriers to Neighboring -- Introduction -- 8. Connecting Seniors: Social Networks of Value -- Introduction -- 9. Connections of Faith: Religion as Community -- Introduction -- 10. Vital Bonds: Social Support, Social Networks, and Health -- Introduction -- 11. The Social Internet: Cybercommunities -- Introduction -- 12. Virtual Connections in New Work Environments -- Introduction -- 13. Ecologically Sustainable Communities: Place-Based and Purpose-Based Connections -- Introduction -- 14. Solitary Communities: Disconnecting From the Common Good Introduction -- Notes -- References -- Index.