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Lyon, James Larry was born on December 21, 1948 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of James Lee and Jo Anne (Franks) Lyon.
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The Community in Urban Society
(Knowledge about the community is inherently transitory. I...)
Knowledge about the community is inherently transitory. In this appealing book, the author traces community sociology from its origins in the theory of Ferdinand Tonnies through its decline within "mass society" and current revival as a valued field of practical knowledge. Lyon gives extensive attention to four of the most fruitful approaches to the study of communities: typology, ecology, systems theory, and conflict theory. He gives readers sound advice to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, and to make use of the approach that best fits the question under investigation. The book emphasizes the importance of relating what we know about communities to the prospect for improving them. In this connection, special emphasis is given to what has been learned about the structure and exercise of power to influence decisions within communities.
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The Community in Urban Society
(The community is more than an abstract object of theoreti...)
The community is more than an abstract object of theoretical inquiry. It is also a place where people live. It is difficult to determine where community research and theory merge, because the community is a unique place where theory and the "real" world come together. Local conditions change and new research techniques emerge. In the second edition of The Community in Urban Society, the authors solve this problem by distilling the historic and foundational theories of community, applying traditional approaches (typology, ecology, systems theory, and conflict theory) to current conditions, and exploring new and relevant theories that impact today's communities. The latest edition also examines recent and emerging technologies that facilitate examination and evaluation of the modern community condition. Updated coverage includes topics such as New Urbanism, modern network analysis methods, the urban political economy approach to community, the growth machine approach, GIS mapping, recent holistic studies, cyberspace communities, and up-to-date discussions of community indicator studies, quality of life, community power, and regime politics. Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Dawley, A Nation of Lords: The Autobiography of the Vice Lords, Second Edition (ISBN 9780881336283); Howell, Hard Living on Clay Street: Portraits of Blue Collar Families (ISBN 9780881335262); and Shannon et al., Urban Problems in Sociological Perspective, Fourth Edition (ISBN 9781577661955).
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James Larry Lyon
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James Larry Lyon, American Dean. Recipient research grants unites states department Commerce, Waco Foundation, Cooper Foundation, Lilly Foundation, 1986, 87, 92, 94. Chair Images of Waco Foundation, 1992-1994; speaker Junior League of Waco, 1994, Waco Rotary, 1994. Member Southwestern Sociological Association (president 1991-1992), American Sociological Association (Robert E. Park award committee chair 1990-1991), Alpha Kappa Delta.
Education
Bachelor in Sociology, Baylor University, 1971; Master of Arts in Sociology, U. Houston, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University Texas, 1975.
Career
Research methods laboratory instructor, University Texas, Austin, 1974-1975;
assistant professor sociology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1975-1980;
associate professor, Baylor University, 1980-1983;
professor, Baylor University, since 1983;
director Center for Cmty. Research & Development, Baylor University, since 1989;
dean Graduate School, Baylor University, since 1998. Consultant Opera Waco], 1993, Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center, Waco, 1994, Bapt.Gen.
Convention Texas, Dallas, 1994. Director Baylor University Self-Study, since 1994.
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The Community in Urban Society
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The Community in Urban Society
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The Community in Urban Society
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Chair Images of Waco Foundation, 1992-1994. Speaker Junior League of Waco, 1994, Waco Rotary, 1994. Member Southwestern Sociological Association (president 1991-1992), American Sociological Association (Robert E. Park award committee chair 1990-1991), Alpha Kappa Delta.
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Married Carol Diane Townsend, May 15, 1971. Children: Laura Lyon, Lisa Lyon.
