Revealing the cues within community places: Stories of identity, history, and possibility

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-46

  Nowell, Branda L ^a   Berkowitz, Shelby L ^a   Deacon, Zermarie ^a   Foster Fishman, Pennie ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive community initiatives; Identity; Neighborhood conditions; Photovoice; Place

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646480482     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-005-9006-3     Document Type: Article

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