Psychological Sense of Community: An Australian Aboriginal Experience

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Psychological Sense of Community: An Australian Aboriginal Experience

Sense of community (SOC) is central to an individual's psychological wellbeing (Sarason, 1974). Eleven participants, mainly from the North West of Western Australia, took part in semistructured interviews investigating Australian Aboriginal notions of community and SOC. Five key themes emerged...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Bishop, Brian, Colquhoun, Simon, Johnson, Gemma
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	John Wiley & Sons Inc 2006
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22114

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