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Individual neighborhood attachment and perceptions of neighborhood safety

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Macrostructural research in the social disorganization tradition assumes neighborhood structure dictates individual behavior. The current research explores the opposite perspective to determine whether individual attachment to the neighborhood influences perceptions of neighborhood safety. Using the Chicago Metropolitan Area Survey, the results show that loners, persons wishing to move, and renters perceive their neighborhoods as being less safe than attached residents. Implications for future research are offered.

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  1. Iowa State University, USA

    Matt Delisi

  2. Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, 80309-0327, Boulder, CO

    Bob Regoli

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Data for this study were made available by the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research.

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Delisi, M., Regoli, B. Individual neighborhood attachment and perceptions of neighborhood safety. Am J Crim Just 24, 181–188 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02887591

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