Friendship and Community Organization

Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 193-210

  Adams, Rebecca G ^a   Ueno, Koji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic Engagement; Community Member; Community Organization; Friendship Network; Social Capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 85125906545     PISSN: 13896903     EISSN: 2542839X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-32933-8_13     Document Type: Chapter

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