%0 Journal Article %1 RefWorks:326 %A Hummon, David M. %D 1986 %J Qualitative Sociology %K CALIFORNIA; GROUP INDIVIDUALITY; INTERVIEWS; PERSONALITY; ROLE SOCIAL States UNITED ambiguity; cohesion; identity; %N 1 %P 3 %T City Mouse, Country Mouse: The Persistance of Community Identity %U http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=10872383&site=ehost-live %V 9 %X This paper analyzes how people define their relation to different forms of community. Interviews with 77 Californians revealed that respondents either chose a community identity as a city person, suburbanite, small-town person, or country person, or rejected such identification as meaningless, stigmatizing, constraining, or a source of identity conflict. Those who identify express a sense of belonging, based on ties of sentiment, interest, value, or knowledge. They also use community imagery to interpret self: Self-designated city people, for instance, characterize themselves as active, liberal, city-wise; small-town people, as friendly, family-oriented, less materialistic, unpermissive; country people, as easy-going, independent, practical, ordinary, outdoor folk; suburbanites, as people of the middle ground. This rich, complex pattern of community identification suggests the limited value of traditional sociological images of community decline and placelessness. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR; Copyright of Qualitative Sociology is the property of Springer Science & Business Media B.V. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts) %@ 01620436

@article{RefWorks:326, abstract = {This paper analyzes how people define their relation to different forms of community. Interviews with 77 Californians revealed that respondents either chose a community identity as a city person, suburbanite, small-town person, or country person, or rejected such identification as meaningless, stigmatizing, constraining, or a source of identity conflict. Those who identify express a sense of belonging, based on ties of sentiment, interest, value, or knowledge. They also use community imagery to interpret self: Self-designated city people, for instance, characterize themselves as active, liberal, city-wise; small-town people, as friendly, family-oriented, less materialistic, unpermissive; country people, as easy-going, independent, practical, ordinary, outdoor folk; suburbanites, as people of the middle ground. This rich, complex pattern of community identification suggests the limited value of traditional sociological images of community decline and placelessness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of Qualitative Sociology is the property of Springer Science & Business Media B.V. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts)}, added-at = {2008-12-27T17:34:46.000+0100}, author = {Hummon, David M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/204e495d9b6311f8be6af3c75467886ad/critzo}, description = {test export from refworks}, interhash = {a164a2ff48e5dd2c50774dc92f56a5a0}, intrahash = {04e495d9b6311f8be6af3c75467886ad}, isbn = {01620436}, journal = {Qualitative Sociology}, keywords = {CALIFORNIA; GROUP INDIVIDUALITY; INTERVIEWS; PERSONALITY; ROLE SOCIAL States UNITED ambiguity; cohesion; identity;}, month = {Spring86}, note = {M3: Article; Accession Number: 10872383; Hummon, David M. 1; Affiliation: 1: Holy Cross College; Source Info: Spring86, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p3; Subject Term: GROUP identity; Subject Term: INDIVIDUALITY; Subject Term: ROLE ambiguity; Subject Term: PERSONALITY; Subject Term: SOCIAL cohesion; Subject Term: INTERVIEWS; Subject Term: CALIFORNIA; Subject Term: UNITED States; Number of Pages: 23p; Document Type: Article}, number = 1, pages = 3, timestamp = {2008-12-27T17:34:54.000+0100}, title = {City Mouse, Country Mouse: The Persistance of Community Identity}, url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=10872383&site=ehost-live}, volume = 9, year = 1986 }