Correlates of commitment to development efforts

Napier, Ted L.; Maurer, Richard C.

doi:10.1080/15575330.1978.9987050

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“…Faced with similar experiences and repetitive social interactions, community sentiments shared by residents are expected to influence formal voluntary behavior (Barnes and Sheppard 1992). But sentiments alone do not provide a sufficient explanation; also important are the personal interests and motives that trigger a response to community needs (Napier and Mauer 1978). Portes andSensenbrenner (1993:1325-27) make note of the place-based solidarity that results as ''self interests are welded together into a higher form of consciousness [when citizens] find themselves affected by common events in a particular time and place.''…”

Section: Understanding Voluntary Participationmentioning

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Making Sense of Voluntary Participation: A Theoretical Synthesis*

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This paper examines the influence of community attachment on voluntary citizen participation in rural community improvement projects. We do so by modifying the original systemic model of community attachment (Kasarda and Janowitz 1974) and combining it with tenets of rational choice and social embeddedness theories. The modified model is then extended to consider voluntary participation in community projects by accounting for the influence of community attachment through both a solidarity of interests and a solidarity of sentiments (Bell 1998). Based on survey results of almost 9,000 citizens across 99 small (500–10,000) Iowa communities, findings provide overall support for the expected positive influence of local social ties (weak informal, strong informal, and formal) on the two forms of community attachment which, in turn, positively affect voluntary participation. Attachment in the form of community interests shows a strong direct and indirect effect on voluntary participation, while sentiment's influence is largely indirect. We conclude by considering the relevance of our findings to ongoing discussions of social capital.

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“…Once the study area had been identified, a systematic random sample of 1493 people was drawn (Napier and Maurer, 1978a). Every fifth occupied dwelling was selected with the initial residence chosen at random.…”

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Attitudes toward outdoor recreation development: An application of social exchange theory

Napier

Bryant

1980

Leisure Sciences

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“…WATER RESOURCES BULLETIN utilitarian perspective was developed to explain the variance in attitudes held by local people toward each of the four uses made of reservoirs and the model was termed the "vested interests" perspective (Napier and Mast, 1981;Napier and Maurer, 1978).…”

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An Assessment of Uses Made of a Multipurpose Reservoir'

Napier

Camboni

Goe

1986

J American Water Resour Assoc

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Data were collected from residents of a rural community at two time periods to assess attitudes toward uses made of a reservoir which had been recently constructed in the area. The findings revealed that attitudes became significantly more favorable for flood control, water supply, and recreation uses of the reservoir. Attitudes toward fish and wildlife conservation use were not significantly different over time but these uses were perceived positively at both time periods. The data were also analyzed in the context of a vested interest perspective using cross-sectional design. The findings demonstrated that the theoretical model used to guide the investigation was quite useful in predicting attitudes toward the four uses examined. (KEY TERMS: local impacts; reservoir uses; attitudes.)

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Correlates of commitment to development efforts

Cited by 12 publications

References 2 publications

Making Sense of Voluntary Participation: A Theoretical Synthesis*

Making Sense of Voluntary Participation: A Theoretical Synthesis*

Attitudes toward outdoor recreation development: An application of social exchange theory

An Assessment of Uses Made of a Multipurpose Reservoir'

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