Citizen participation in neighborhood organizations in poor communities and its relationship to neighborhood and organizational collective efficacy

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 179-202

  Ohmer, Mary ^a   Beck, Elizabeth ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen participation; Community level research; Community practice; Neighborhood collective efficacy; Neighborhood organizations; Organizational collective efficacy; Poor communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645773710     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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