INADVERTENT SOCIAL THEORY: AGGREGATION AND ITS EFFECT ON COMMUNITY RESEARCH
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Although continued attention has been given to the general study of
"community," we still lack a consensus. operational definition . Such an
absence impedes development in this area of stud y. Because authors
have used different areal conceptualizations, knowledge is, at best, case
specific. This paper reviews the problem most often associated with
aggregation of data. namely, aggregation bias. and considers some additional
problems not usually associated with aggregation. The review serves as a
prelude to a discussion of community research methodology which, at
present, is beset with potential aggregation problems. Interpretation and
possible implications of these findings are advanced.