Community social organization: A conceptual linchpin in examining families in the context of communities

Family Relations

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 570-582

  Mancini, Jay A ^a   Bowen, Gary L ^b   Martin, James A ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities; Community capacity; Families; Social organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745297764     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2005.00342.x     Document Type: Review

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