Does Attitudinal Consensus Lead to Neighborhood Collaboration? An Exploratory Analysis of an Urban Community

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ID2168265
AutoresCheryl A Hyde (0000-0001-9633-4539), Megan Meyer
Año2010
Volumen20
Número1
Páginas56-73
Fecha de publicación2010-02-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911350903126932
OpenAlexW1984733623
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas9

This article examines whether high levels of attitudinal consensus on community needs and civic responsibilities among a community's residents are associated with effective collaborative efforts among that community's neighborhood associations. Drawing upon both quantitative and qualitative data from an evaluation of an umbrella organization in an urban community, the authors found only a weak connection between attitudinal consensus, which was strong to moderate on most issues, and effective neighborhood association collaboration. The authors conclude that attitudinal consensus may be a necessary first step toward building effective collaboration but is far from sufficient to foster meaningful and stable partnerships. The authors explore the reasons for the lack of effective collaboration, offer suggestions for addressing barriers to collaboration, and discuss the implications of the findings for community building initiatives that aim to build social capital, particularly across “difference,” in distressed and diverse urban communities. KEYWORDS: Community collaborationneighborhood associationsurban issuesmobilizationsocial capital Notes Note. *To perform certain statistical analyses, the racial categories of African-American/Black, Latino, Asian, and Other were collapsed into the category “persons of color.” This is not to suggest, however, that this is a monolithic group. Note. a The original scale was strongly agree, agree, no opinion, disagree and strongly disagree. Strongly agree and agree responses were combined into “agree”; disagree and strongly disagree were combined into “disagree.” b Level of attitudinal consensus is determined by the response (agree, no opinion, disagree) selected by the most respondents: 80% or higher = strong; 65%–79% = moderate; 50%–64% = weak; and below 50% = none. Note. a Survey items are from the “Community Attitude Scale” of C. CitationBosworth (1991). b The original scale was strongly agree, agree, no opinion, disagree and strongly disagree. Strongly agree and agree responses were combined into “agree”; disagree and strongly disagree were combined into “disagree.” c Level of attitudinal consensus is determined by the response (agree, no opinion, disagree) selected by the most respondents: 80% or higher = strong; 65%–79% = moderate; 50%–64% = weak; and below 50% = none

Data science · Exploratory analysis · Exploratory research · Lead (geology · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Urban community · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Psychology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Capital and Networks