Document Type

Article

Keywords

Collective Efficacy, Mutual Efficacy, Social Cohesion, Collective Action, Theory

Abstract

Collective efficacy is rooted in both psychology, and sociology. Discussions of the differences between the sociological and psychological conceptualization and operationalization of collective efficacy is limited. In psychology, collective efficacy reflects a group’s belief that collective action can be successful. In sociology, collective efficacy is a theory that describes the process by which social cohesion is activated as informal social control. Mutual efficacy was designed to incorporate the psychological concept of efficacy into collective efficacy theory. In this study, I conduct a multilevel confirmatory factor analysis to study the factor structure of social cohesion, mutual efficacy, and informal social control both between and within neighborhoods.

Publication Date

9-1-2019

Publication Title

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

ISSN

0191-5096

Volume

46

Issue

3

First Page

91

Last Page

109

Original Article Number

5

Comments

Publisher Copyright: © 2019, Western Michigan University. All rights reserved.

DOI

10.15453/0191-5096.4233

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