Playing procrustes: The interactional production of a "psychological sense of community"

M. Rapley; G.M.H. Pretty

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1520-6629(199911)27:6<695::AID-JCOP5>3.0.CO;2-M

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Playing procrustes: The interactional production of a "psychological sense of community"

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Playing procrustes: The interactional production of a "psychological sense of community"

M. Rapley and G.M.H. Pretty

Journal of Community Psychology, Vol.27(6), pp.695-713

1999

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6629(199911)27:6<695::AID-JCOP5>3.0.CO;2-M

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Abstract

The notion of “sense of community” is central to community psychology's conceptual framework. It has been described as the discipline's “overarching value” (Sarason, 1974). Allied to the notion of “sense of community” are other constructsempowerment, representation, solidaritywhich map the empirical concerns of community psychology. Together, these notions make important rhetorical claims about the modus operandi of community psychology in both research and practice. This article first seeks to illuminate some of the tensions between the rhetorical and ideological commitments of the discipline, and the primarily quantitative research methodologies it has traditionally employed. Second, a conversation analysis of the employment of a qualitatively inspired methodologythe semi-structured interviewin researching “sense of community” suggests that the uncautious embrace of a qualitative paradigm, as an approach more rhetorically congruent with the values of the discipline, may entail as many problems as it resolves.

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Title: Playing procrustes: The interactional production of a "psychological sense of community"
Authors/Creators: M. Rapley (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
G.M.H. Pretty (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: Journal of Community Psychology, Vol.27(6), pp.695-713
Publisher: Wiley
Identifiers: 991005542189207891
Copyright: © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Psychology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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