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Affleck, Marilyn – 1977
The purpose of this study was to test House's and Mason's hypothesis (1975) that only a weak relationship exists between political alienation and traditional demographic definitions of social position. Such demographic variables include age, sex, socioeconomic status, length of residency in the community, and occupational prestige. Data was…
Descriptors: Alienation, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Attitudes
Deseran, Forrest A.; And Others – 1976
The concept of community satisfaction is often discussed in sociological research on subjective social indicators. The hypothesis of this paper is that clearer understanding of the concept of community satisfaction is necessary if research measuring the concept is to be valid. The paper concentrates on three areas of concern. Section I reviews…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Study, Concept Formation, Definitions
Llanes, Jose R. – 1976
Culture is viewed from a sociological perspective through presentation of a case study of social consciousness in San Francisco. Referring to the work of Milton Gordon, the author discusses two theories of social integration. The first theory of assimilation is defined as a process of social and psychological adherence to a core society. The…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Behavioral Science Research, Case Studies