Community change and community theory.

Bridger, Jeffrey C.; Luloff, A. E.; Krannich, Richard S.

doi:10.1079/9780851995212.0009

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“…The interactional field theory of community (IFT) was first presented by Kaufman (e.g., ) and later developed by Wilkinson (e.g., 1970, 1991). It is a theoretical framework commonly used by rural community sociologists (e.g., Bridger, Luloff, and Krannich ; Luloff ; Sharp ; Sundblad and Sapp ; Theodori and Luloff ; Wulfhorst and Krannich ).…”

Section: How Communities Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making Sense of Community Action and Voluntary Participation—A Multilevel Test of Multilevel Hypotheses: Do Communities Act?

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To what extent does community context influence individuals' proclivity to participate in community-oriented activities and projects? In this article we utilize survey data from residents of 99 Iowa communities to conduct a multilevel analysis of voluntary participation and community action, simultaneously addressing voluntary participation at the individual level and "community action" at the community level. Additionally, we test the suggestion that community attachment may constitute a unique form of social capital. The robustness of these data allows us to overcome the obstacles that have led to the conflation of individual-and community-level attributes in many community studies. We show that community attachment and community-oriented action are determined almost entirely by individuals' characteristics rather than by the characteristics of communities, and thus do not constitute community-level phenomena, calling into question the assumptions on which certain theoretical approaches to community are based.

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Section: How Communities Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making Sense of Community Action and Voluntary Participation—A Multilevel Test of Multilevel Hypotheses: Do Communities Act?

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“…Additionally, an interactional approach developed auto\‐nomously within rural sociology. This approach, called “community interactional theory,” was first articulated by Kaufman (1959) and was carried forward by his student, Wilkinson (1991) and colleagues, including Bridger, Luloff, and Krannich (2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In contrast, community interactional theorists from rural sociology assert that place remains important in understanding community (Bridger et al, 2002). However, place is not the primary unit of analysis—it is simply its backdrop, with the boundaries of communities established through interaction.…”

Section: Interactionist Paradigmmentioning

confidence: 99%

Following the “community” thread from sociology to information behavior and informatics: Uncovering theoretical continuities and research opportunities

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Williams

2011

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The authors review five paradigms from the discipline of community sociology (functionalism, evolution, conflict, interactionism, and exchange) to assess their potential utility for understanding everyday life information behavior and technology use.Their analysis considers the ways in which each paradigm defines the concepts of community, information, and technology. It also explores the insights offered by each paradigm regarding relationships between community and both information and technology. Accordingly, the authors highlight the ways in which existing information behavior and informatics scholarship draws from similar conceptual roots. Key insights drawn from this research, as well as remaining gaps and research questions, are examined. Additionally, they consider the limitations of each approach. The authors conclude by arguing for the value of a vigorous research program regarding information behavior and technology use in communities, particularly that which takes the community as the central unit of analysis. They consider key questions that could drive such a research program, as well as potentially fruitful conceptual and methodological approaches for this endeavor.

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