Construct Validation and Application of a Common Measure of Social Cohesion in 33 European Countries

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 451-473

  Dickes, Paul ^a,b   Valentova, Marie ^b   Borsenberger, Monique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b CEPS/INSTEAD Research Institute   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; EVS; Multidimensional scaling; Social cohesion

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL INDICATOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL THEORY;

EUROPE;

EID: 77955854018     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9551-5     Document Type: Article

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