Re: Sense of Community Literatures?

I definitely wouldn't use Putnam. Valuable work, but tremendously academic,
hard to get through for people with advanced degrees, let along minimal
educations.

Robert Gordon has a terrific book of reflections on teaching in prison and
reflections by inmates called The Funhouse Mirror, paperback, Washington
State Univ press. You can check it out on Amazon.


Paul Loeb
 Author Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in a Cynical Time
www.soulofacitizen.org


-----Original Message-----
From: service-learning-owner@csf.colorado.edu
[mailto:service-learning-owner@csf.colorado.edu]On Behalf Of Deb Mashek
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 7:13 AM
To: sl@csf.colorado.edu
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
Phone: 703-993-4251
Fax: 703-993-1335