Community studies

In academic settings around the world, community studies is variously a sub-discipline of anthropology or sociology, or an independent discipline.

In North America, community studies drew inspiration from the classic urban sociology texts produced by the Chicago School, such as the works of Louis Wirth and William Foote Whyte.

In Britain, community studies was developed for colonial administrators working in East Africa, particularly Kenya.

These include mental and physical health, stress, addiction, AIDS, racism, immigration, ethnicity, gender, identity, sexuality, the environment, crime, deviance, delinquency, family problems, social competence, poverty, homelessness and other psycho-social aspects.

Understanding the socio-cultural completeness and the anthropological ramifications of the accurate analysis of community health is key to the sphere of these studies.