A multilevel systemic model of community attachment: Assessing the relative importance of the community and individual levels

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 503-542

  Flaherty, Jeremy ^a   Brown, Ralph B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650860751     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653600     Document Type: Article

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