Communication and a sense of community in a metropolitan neighborhood: A factor analytic examination
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Quarterly
- Vol. 26 (3) , 2-7
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01463377809369297
Abstract
This study focuses upon the relationship between communication and “sense of community” in a demonstrably typical and stable neighborhood area of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Factor analysis is applied to survey data as a means of examining patterns and relationships among items. The result is a six factor, multi‐dimensional scale which taps the construct, Sense of Community. Recommendations are made for comparative studies among various kinds of urban neighborhoods leading to a general theory about communication and sense of community in urban settings.Keywords
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