title: Community building: Our next frontier.
abstract: Today's society is faced with numerous, escalating problems like homelessness, drug addictions, and violence, and some of these problems may be related to a declining sense of community. In this article, we trace some of the historical reasons that account for why many individuals no longer have a strong sense of community. Example are provided of the development of communities that provide members with a sense of connectedness and cohesion. We believe that community building represents a promising direction for the field of community psychology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, DePaul University, 2219 North Kenmore Avenue, 60614-3504, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jason
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Kobayashi