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Sense of community
Author(s) -
McMillan David W.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6629(199610)24:4<315::aid-jcop2>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - sense of community , psychology , empirical research , sense (electronics) , social psychology , sociology , epistemology , engineering , philosophy , electrical engineering
This article revisits the theory of sense of community originally developed in 1976 and subsequently presented by McMillan and Chavis (1986). Chavis, Hogge, McMillan, and Wandersman (1986) demonstrated its empirical strength as a theory and developed the Sense of Community Questionnaire. This was essential work in getting the theory used. As reflected in the contents of this special issue, the theory has since stimulated considerable empirical research. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.