The Unexpected Community: Portrait of an Old Age Subculture

by Arlie Russell Hochschild

Book by Hochschild, Arlie Russell

191 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Arlie Russell Hochschild is the author of The Outsourced Self, The Time Bind, Global Woman, The Second Shift, and The Managed Heart. She is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. Her articles have appeared in Harper's, Mother Jones, and Psychology Today, among others. She lives in San Francisco.

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written almost 50 years ago, long before "senior cohousing" was a thing in the U.S., this short sociological study is slightly dated, but still among the best things I've read about old folks improving their quality of life by creating community. Chapter 2 and the Epilogue are particularly good.

[Stacie · Rating 3 out of 5]

An old study about old people but a good one.