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526:communalism
507:communities
499:homogeneous
477:founded by
455:Louis Wirth
423:ethnography
77:Social work
1661:Categories
1590:Humanities
1524:historical
1457:psychology
1429:Management
1271:demography
1229:Psychology
1212:philosophy
1173:public law
1104:integrated
761:incomplete
641:Vanderbilt
1667:Community
1468:Planning
1447:economics
1364:Education
1261:Sociology
1239:cognitive
1190:semiotics
1141:political
1099:technical
1084:Geography
1057:Economics
546:curricula
540:Curricula
518:influence
501:, almost
408:sociology
238:Sobornost
32:Community
1609:Category
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1472:land use
1307:business
1276:internet
1234:abnormal
1136:military
1126:economic
1116:cultural
1089:physical
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471:post-war
414:and the
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22:Part of
1621:Commons
1452:history
1442:science
1377:studies
1111:History
1023:Primary
1009:History
1004:Outline
951:Sources
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1281:rural
1131:human
1094:human
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