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The Reconciliation of “Subjective” and “Objective” Data on Physical Environment in the Community: The Case of Social Contact in High‐Rise Apartments *
Author(s) -
MICHELSON WILLIAM
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
sociological inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1475-682X
pISSN - 0038-0245
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1973.tb00006.x
Subject(s) - sociology , social contact , social science , epistemology , communication , philosophy
Expanding traditional sociological conceptions of community to include environmental considerations in community research, this paper stresses the importance of documenting both subjective and objective environmental concerns, as well as reconciling such differences as are presented and details precedence. Some recent data on the nature of social contact in high‐rise “communities” illustrate this approach.