Abstract
Two sets of hypotheses about the organizations - the first dealing with changes in resident participation and the second with changes in functional orientation - are derived from the natural- and limited-community models. The data indicate a clear trend toward a more exclusively political emphasis among Seattle neighborhoods but cast doubt on the simple 'gemeinschaft' characterization of these areas at an earlier point in time. Concludes that, if the decline-of-community thesis is to give an accurate description of the transformation in urban neighborhood life during the past half-century, the natural-community model should be revised. -from Authors
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1161-1188 |
Number of pages | 28 |
Journal | American Journal of Sociology |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1984 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Sociology and Political Science