This te×t presents a collection of Charles Horton Cooley's work, a contribution to the history of ideas - especially to the origin of modern sociological theory - but also to the late-1990s public debate on civil society, community, and ...

This book explores the contemporary relevance of Charles H. Cooley’s thought, bringing together scholars from the US, Europe and Australia to reflect on Cooley’s theory and legacy.

This work remains a pioneer sociological treatise on American culture.

First published in 1909, this work attempts to motivate man and society to be more responsible to each other."The style of his book is clear and attractive, the text abounding in happy quotation.

Later in the book, Cooley discusses qualities which have been promoted or felt as necessary for humans in civilized society.