(da Definition) Sarason (1974) first proposed the concept of psychological sense of community as “the key to the understanding of one’s society’s most pressing problems, the dark side of individualism, manifested in alienation, selfishness and despair” (p. 157). Sarason described it as the feeling that one is part of a readily available, supportive, and dependable structure. He also emphasized that it is difficult to bring the concept into the theoretical and empirical traditions of mainstream psychology because the concept “is not a familiar one in psychology … it does not sound precise, it obviously reflects a value judgment, and does not sound compatible with “hard” science”. Yet, according to Sarason, people knew when they had it and when they didn’t. Inherent in this psychological construction of sense of community are the notions of interdependence, mutual responsibility, and collective consciousness
Cicognani E. (2014). Sense of community. Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media [10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_2648].
Sense of community
CICOGNANI, ELVIRA
2014
Abstract
(da Definition) Sarason (1974) first proposed the concept of psychological sense of community as “the key to the understanding of one’s society’s most pressing problems, the dark side of individualism, manifested in alienation, selfishness and despair” (p. 157). Sarason described it as the feeling that one is part of a readily available, supportive, and dependable structure. He also emphasized that it is difficult to bring the concept into the theoretical and empirical traditions of mainstream psychology because the concept “is not a familiar one in psychology … it does not sound precise, it obviously reflects a value judgment, and does not sound compatible with “hard” science”. Yet, according to Sarason, people knew when they had it and when they didn’t. Inherent in this psychological construction of sense of community are the notions of interdependence, mutual responsibility, and collective consciousnessI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
