Chinese Journal of Sociology ›› 2011, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 131-158.

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Formulating of the Scale for  Characteristics of Urban Communities

Xiang Jun,Department of Sociology, Fudan University   

  1. Xiang Jun,Department of Sociology, Fudan University
  • Online:2011-01-20 Published:2011-01-20
  • Contact: Xiang Jun,Department of Sociology, Fudan University E-mail:raymondxiang@yahoo.cn
  • About author: Xiang Jun,Department of Sociology, Fudan University
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    Many thanks for the great support from the discussion with Professor Gui Yong, and Professor Liu Xin in Fudan University in the course of writing this paper.

Abstract:

Among contemporary community studies, the issue of whether or not communities exist has always been a focal point for dispute. The author believes the focal point of the issue is not “whether or not they exist”, but “in what way do they exist”. Based on relevant research, the author has formulated a scale to measure “community identity” and has carried out validity and reliability tests for it using data from a survey on Shanghai communities. Then the scale is used to classify Shanghai communities into six types, all of which have their own characteristics.