Social ties, social support, and collective efficacy among families from public housing in Chicago and Baltimore

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 157-181

  Kissane, Rebecca Joyce ^a   Clampet Lundquist, Susan ^b  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baltimore; Chicago; Collective efficacy; Public housing; Social support; Social ties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871421466     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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