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Bookmark or Share- Ray Oldenburg (Author of The Great Good Place) - GoodreadsRay Oldenburg was an American urban sociologist who is known for writing about the importance of informal public gathering places for a functioning civil society, democracy, and civic engagement.
- Ray Oldenburg - The Great Good PlaceRay Oldenburg (1932-2022) was a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. He is known internationally for his book The Great Good Place, a surprise hit when it first appeared in 1989.
- The Great Good Place: Cafés, Coffee Shops, Bookstores,Ray Oldenburg was an American urban sociologist who is known for writing about the importance of informal public gathering places for a functioning civil society, democracy, and civic engagement.
- Ray Oldenburg & Karen Christensen on third placesRay Oldenburg first gave the name “third places” to these precious human habitats in his acclaimed 1989 book, The Great Good Place. A new version or sequel, with more than 80% fresh material, will be published in April 2025 with his long-time collaborator Karen Christensen as the first author.
- Third Places in Culture - Ray Oldenburg Q&A - SteelcaseThe idea of a public, social place outside of home and work has been around for centuries, but it didn’t enter the lexicon as a “third place” until the phenomenon was thoroughly explored by sociologist Ray Oldenburg in his 1989 book, “The Great Good Place.”
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