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LOCATING COMMUNITY BOUNDARIES: AN INTEGRATION OF THEORY AND EMPIRICAL TECHNIQUES.
- Source :
- Sociological Methods & Research; Feb74, Vol. 2 Issue 3, p259-280, 22p
- Publication Year :
- 1974
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Abstract
- Utilizing the Kaufman (1959) and Sutton-Koloja (1960a, 1960b) conceptualization of community, empirical techniques are developed to identify community boundaries. These techniques are unique because they allow simultaneous consideration of boundary and interaction aggregation problems. A sociological conceptualization of community is coordinated with layman respondent's perceptions so empirical data, faithful to both perspectives, may be gathered from community residents. Community boundaries are identified from conditional probability matrices applied to residents identified as business, education, and government leaders in ten rural areas of Illinois. Township boundaries regularly coincide with community boundaries. Techniques developed here appear widely applicable to identifying community and other boundaries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COMMUNITIES
GEOGRAPHIC boundaries
EMPIRICAL research
SOCIOLOGY
EDUCATION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00491241
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sociological Methods & Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11722043
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/004912417400200301