Macro- and microlevel factors related to sense of community: The case of temporary neighborhoods in Israel

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 657-676

  Sagy, Shifra ^a   Stern, Eliahu ^a   Krakover, Shaul ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ethnic heterogeneity; Israel; Sense of community; Temporary neighborhoods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000714619     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02509719     Document Type: Article

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