Re: Sense of Community Literatures?

Deb et al--

Robert Putnam's BOWLING ALONE is a very obvious choice.  His previous
article of the same titled followed by the more comprehensive book discusses
the loss of what Putnam calls social capital, or social connectedness and
the sense of community.  While he does not specifically discuss prison
inmates, the work goes into the trends in social capital for the last
century, reasons for its decline and the effects of that decline, and ways
to bring it back into our society.  It's an impressive piece of work.  

amy audetat
Oak Hill Neighborhood VISTA Volunteer / Cornell College
Cedar Rapids, IA   

-----Original Message-----
From: Deb Mashek
To: sl@csf.colorado.edu
Sent: 7/22/2002 9:13 AM
Subject: Sense of Community Literatures?


Dear Colleagues,

I'm working with a graduate student at George Mason University on a
research project designed to assess prison inmates' sense of being
connected with the greater community.  We're on the lookout for useful
literatures and measures that address the constructs of connectedness,
sense of community, dissociation from community and others, and
anonymity.

Can you recommend any literatures, particular references, etc?

Thank you in advance for your advice and assistance!

Sincerely,

Deb


Debra J. Mashek, Ph.D.
Human Emotions Research Lab
Department of Psychology
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA  22030-4444

E-mail: dmashek@gmu.edu
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