COMPETITION AND SOLIDARITY IN NEW TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES
The paper illustrates the results of the first stage of sociological research of new suburbs in a number of Russian cities, which are places of mass building and residence of the middle strata of society. The authors make conclusion about the origin of a new suburban special form of social solidarity and creation of a social environment that is different from protection of traditional areas of big cities.
Keywords: territorial communities, real estate, competition, cooperation, forms of social solidarity,
social activity.
Vladimir B. Zvonovsky, Doctor of Social Sciences, Head of “Sociology and Psychology” Department, Samara State University of Economics; Darya Y. Merkulova, candidate of Philosophy, Head of Analytical Department at Foundation for Social Research, Samara.