Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: "Social" vs. "communal" living arrangements

On Sept. 11, Hune  Margulies <hm64 [at] columbia.edu> wrote:

>I belive that [what] you describe is the "intentionality" that serves as 
>foundation for communitarian experiences. The Sociologist Tonnies used to 
>differentiate between the "social" and the "communal" the communal being 
>a more intimate and intentional kind of collaborative living arrangement.

  What is Tonnies' full name, what country was he/she from, and when did
he/she write this? Does cohousing more closely fit a "social" or "communal"
arrangement in this context?

Re: "Social" vs. "communal" living arrangements	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Bob Morrison (morrisontook.enet.dec.com)
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 94 07:35 CDT