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The importance of neighbors: The social, cognitive, and affective components of neighboring

1985; Wiley; Volume: 13; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/bf00905726

1573-2770

Donald G. Unger, Abraham Wandersman,

Community Health and Development

American Journal of Community PsychologyVolume 13, Issue 2 p. 139-169 Article The importance of neighbors: The social, cognitive, and affective components of neighboring Donald G. Unger, Donald G. Unger Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, 29208 Columbia, South CarolinaSearch for more papers by this authorAbraham Wandersman, Corresponding Author Abraham Wandersman Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, 29208 Columbia, South CarolinaSearch for more papers by this author Donald G. Unger, Donald G. Unger Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, 29208 Columbia, South CarolinaSearch for more papers by this authorAbraham Wandersman, Corresponding Author Abraham Wandersman Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, 29208 Columbia, South CarolinaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 April 1985 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00905726Citations: 260 The authors are grateful to Tom Cafferty, Paul Florin, Lawrence McClure, Sharon Jacobs, Ralph Taylor, David Chavis, and anonymous reviewers for their comments on an earlier draft. Preparation of this article was partially supported by National Science Foundation grant #BNS-78-08827 to Abe Wandersman. 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