Community Social Organization: A Conceptual Linchpin in Examining Families in the Context of Communities

Autor/inn/en	Mancini, Jay A.; Bowen, Gary L.; Martin, James A.
Titel	Community Social Organization: A Conceptual Linchpin in Examining Families in the Context of Communities
Quelle	In: Family Relations, 54 (2005) 5, S.570-582 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0197-6664
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3729.2005.00342.x
Schlagwörter	Social Organizations; Family (Sociological Unit); Community Role; Social Networks; Family Involvement; Family Support + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familie; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Domestic assistance; Familienhilfe
Abstract	The concept of social organization provides an important framework for understanding families in the context of communities and focuses our attention on norms, networks, and associated processes that typify community life. We discuss the significance of community for understanding family outcomes, discuss challenges in defining community context, define social organization and feature several of its associated components and their linkages, and assess research designs that inform the study of social organization. We conclude by suggesting implications for theory (elaborating social organization community processes), research (incorporating designs and measures that reflect collective processes), and practice (maximizing effects generated by informal and formal networks in communities). (Author).
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