Mapping Residents' Perceptions of Neighborhood Boundaries: A Methodological Note

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 371-383

  Coulton, Claudia J ^a,b   Korbin, Jill ^a   Chan, Tsui ^a   Su, Marilyn ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mapping neighborhoods; Neighborhood perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CENSUSES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MAPS; OHIO; PILOT PROJECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0035320192     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010303419034     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Brooks-Gunn, J., Duncan, G. J., Klebanov, P. K., & Sealand, N. (1993). Do neighborhoods influence child and adolescent development? American Journal of Sociology, 99, 353-395.
2. Burton, L. M., Price-Spratlen, T., & Spencer, M. B. (1997). On ways of thinking about measuring neighborhoods: Implications for studying context and developmental outcomes for children. In J. Brooks-Gunn, G. J. Duncan, & J. L. Aber (Eds.), Neighborhood poverty: Context and consequences for children (pp. 132-144). New York: Sage.
3. Coulton, C. J., Korbin, J., Su, M., & Chow, J. (1995). Community level factors and child maltreatment rates. Child Development, 66, 1262-1276.
4. Crane, J. (1991). The epidemic theory of ghettos and neighborhood effects on dropping out and teenage childbearing. American Journal of Sociology, 96(5), 1226-1259.
5. Darling, N., & Steinberg, L. (1997). Community influences on adolescent achievement and deviance. In J. Brooks-Gunn, G. J. Duncan, & J. L. Aber (Eds.), Neighborhood poverty: Context and consequences for children (pp. 120-131). New York: Sage.
6. Downs, R. M., & Stea, D. (1973). Cognitive maps and spatial behavior: Process and products. In R. M. Downs, & D. Stea (Eds.), Image and environment (pp. 8-26). Chicago: Aldine.
7. Duncan, G. J., & Aber, J. L. (1997). Neighborhood models and measures. In J. Brooks-Gunn, G. J. Duncan, & J. L. Aber (Eds.), Neighborhood poverty: Context and consequences for children (pp. 62-78). New York: Sage.
8. Elliot, D., & Huizinga, D. (1990). Mediating effects of social structure in high risk neighborhoods. University of Colorado.
9. Farley, R., & Frey, W. (1994). Changes in the segregation of Whites from Blacks during the 1980s. Small steps toward a more integrated society. American Sociological Review, 59, 23-15.
10. Guest, A. M., & Lee, B. A. (1984). How urbanites define their neighborhoods. Population and Environment, 7(1), 32-56.
11. Haney, W. G., & Knowles, E. C. (1978). Perception of neighborhoods by city and suburban residents. Human Ecology, 6, 201-214.
12. Hogan, D. P., & Kitagawa, E. M. (1985). The impact of social status, family structure, and neighborhood on the fertility of black adolescents. American Journal of Sociology, 90(4), 825-855.
13. Keller, S. (1968). The urban neighborhood: A sociological perspective. New York: Random House.
14. Korbin, J., & Coulton, C. J. (1997). Understanding the neighborhood context for children and families: Combining epidemiological and ethnographic approaches. In J. Brooks-Gunn, G. J. Duncan, & J. L. Aber (Eds.), Neighborhood poverty: Context and consequences for children (pp. 65-79). New York: Sage.
15. Lee, B. A., Campbell, K. E., & Miller, O. (1991). Racial differences in urban neighboring. Sociological Forum, 6(3), 525-550.
16. Logan, J. R., & Collver, O. A. (1983). Residents' perceptions of suburban community differences. American Sociological Review, 48(3), 428-433.
17. MapInfo Professional™ [Computer software]. (1996). Troy, New York: One Global View (designed for Microsoft®for Windows®95).
18. Massey, D. D., & Denton, N. A. (1993). American apartheid: Segregation and the making of the underclass. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
19. Meyer, S. E., & Jencks, C. (1989). Growing up in poor neighborhoods: How much does it matter? Science, 17, 1441-1445.
20. Taylor, R. B., Gottfredson, S. D., & Brower, S. (1984). Block crime and fear: Defensible space, social ties, and territorial functioning. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 21(4), 303-331.
21. U.S. Department of Commerce. (1996). TIGER/Line® 1995. [CD-ROM]. Washington, DC: Bureau of the Census, Geography Division.