Sense of Community as Construct and Theory: Authors' Response to McMillan
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| Title: | Sense of Community as Construct and Theory: Authors' Response to McMillan |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Nowell, Branda, Boyd, Neil |
| Source: | Journal of Community Psychology. Nov 2011 39(8):889-893. |
| Availability: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Subscription Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 5 |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Opinion Papers |
| Descriptors: | Behavior Problems, Beliefs, Psychology, Student Attitudes, Community, Responsibility, Journal Articles, Criticism, Theories, Measurement, Research, Writing (Composition), Feedback (Response) |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcop.20504 |
| ISSN: | 0090-4392 |
| Abstract: | In this article, we respond to criticisms posed by McMillan (2011) of our recent paper, "Viewing Community as Responsibility as well as a Resource: Deconstructing the Theoretical Roots of Psychological Sense of Community." We clarify that the focus of our article was to explore the macro theoretical frameworks and second-order assumptions that have guided the measurement and study of the psychological sense of community (PSOC) construct to date. We then correct McMillan's mischaracterization of our work as a normative theory by clarifying that our thesis was not that PSOC is a value--but rather that (a) people have values and belief systems, and (b) these belief systems may interact with aspects of a community context to evoke a sense of responsibility for a community to which one belongs. We conclude by reviewing key areas of shared agreement concerning responsibility aspects of PSOC that may serve as a foundation for guiding future research. (Contains 1 footnote.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 10 |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ955377 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | In this article, we respond to criticisms posed by McMillan (2011) of our recent paper, "Viewing Community as Responsibility as well as a Resource: Deconstructing the Theoretical Roots of Psychological Sense of Community." We clarify that the focus of our article was to explore the macro theoretical frameworks and second-order assumptions that have guided the measurement and study of the psychological sense of community (PSOC) construct to date. We then correct McMillan's mischaracterization of our work as a normative theory by clarifying that our thesis was not that PSOC is a value--but rather that (a) people have values and belief systems, and (b) these belief systems may interact with aspects of a community context to evoke a sense of responsibility for a community to which one belongs. We conclude by reviewing key areas of shared agreement concerning responsibility aspects of PSOC that may serve as a foundation for guiding future research. (Contains 1 footnote.) |
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| ISSN: | 0090-4392 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcop.20504 |
