| Throughout history, the resident volunteer in neighborhood organizations has played an important role in shaping neighborhood characteristics and the urban political environment. This paper presents the findings of hypothesis tests that predict differences in motivation, ideology, and identity characteristics among resident activists, according to their intensity and duration of involvement in neighborhood associations. Qualitative narrative methods are used to address questions about resident participation that previous quantitative, cross sectional studies have not examined. Conclusions discuss the important factors related to continued resident civic involvement and commitment to neighborhood quality of life. |
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