Raymond R. Swisher | Britannica

Raymond R. Swisher

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BIOGRAPHY

Professor, Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University. His contributions to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Human Development (2005) formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.

Primary Contributions (1)

Aerial view of a suburban neighborhood with curving streets, houses spaced apart, several small ponds, and clusters of trees, photographed from an airplane.

neighbourhood

Neighbourhood, immediate geographical area surrounding a family’s place of residence, bounded by physical features of the environment such as streets, rivers, train tracks, and political divisions. Neighbourhoods also typically involve a strong social component, characterized by social interaction…