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Peer reviewedLewis, Arnold – Community Development Journal, 1980
The author discusses ritual as a process of creating social frameworks through the mobilization of communal sentiment and purpose. He presents a case study in which the ritual process was applied by an external change agent to develop social partnerships and local support for the establishment of a community center. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Centers, Community Development, Community Involvement
