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Talking The Walk: An Autoethnography Of Pedestrianism In Chicagoland, Andrew Kuka
Talking The Walk: An Autoethnography Of Pedestrianism In Chicagoland, Andrew Kuka
Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development—Student Research
This autoethnographic account of pedestrianism in Chicagoland aims to remind us of the sensory, social, and emotional experiences walking can provide, and how an environment centered around automobiles affects those experiences. It utilizes participant observations and refers to literature from a wide range of disciplines to construct a story of walks in downtown Aurora and Chicago, Illinois that illuminates factors at play in the shaping of the pedestrian experience in urban areas.
Building On Social Capital To Improve Health: The Interactional Approach To Community Development, Matthew Charles Tomlin Mr
Building On Social Capital To Improve Health: The Interactional Approach To Community Development, Matthew Charles Tomlin Mr
Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development—Student Research
Since political scientist, Robert Putnam, (1995) brought the concept of social capital into popular discourse, there has been a surge in debate over its definition, causes, and consequences in a range of social science disciplines. While social capital has been found to support self-rated overall health at the state level (Kawachi et al, 1999), there is still a dearth of data and research on localities in different regions of the country. This study analyzes survey data collected in the United Way of McLean County’s 2014 Community Assessment to better understand the dynamic between social capital and health in one Central …