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- Title
Children speak about neighborhoods: using mixed methods to measure the construct neighborhood.
- Authors
Nicotera, Nicole
- Abstract
This study contributes to the knowledge base of community practice and research by examining the construct neighborhood from qualitative and quantitative perspectives. Mixed methodology was employed to explore the associations and discrepancies between a census measure of neighborhood based in social disorganization theory and a qualitative measure based on the voices of children (N=59). Qualitative results indicate nine dimensions of the construct neighborhood that are not found in census-based measures of the construct. Mixed methods results demonstrate that children in both higher and lower socially disorganized neighborhoods express the presence of neighborhood resources and neighborly affiliations as well as negative neighborhood experiences. Expressions of fear, needs for safety, and qualities of unsavory characters distinguish the two types of neighborhoods. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
- Subjects
COMMUNITIES; STUDY &; teaching of neighborhoods; SOCIAL disorganization; SOCIAL history; COMMUNITY change; SOCIAL order
- Publication
Journal of Community Psychology, 2008, Vol 36, Issue 3, p333
- ISSN
0090-4392
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jcop.20197