Community Connections: Social Capital and Community Success

Sociological Forum

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 441-457

  Whitham, Monica M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Community success; Gathering places; Networks; Rural communities; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861717201     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: 15737861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2012.01325.x     Document Type: Article

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