One Type of Local Community, the Defended Neighborhood, Is Defined

question 3

True/False

One type of local community, the defended neighborhood, is defined in the text as the smallest spatial unit within which co-residents assume a relative degree of security on the streets as compared to adjacent areas.

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Definitions:

Enduring

Enduring refers to something lasting, stable, or persistent over time, often despite challenges or changes.

Resistant

Refers to the act of opposing or striving against something.

Personal Construct Theory

A psychological theory that suggests individuals use personal constructs, which are bipolar mental templates, to interpret and predict events in their lives.

Constructive Alternativism

A concept in psychology suggesting that people have the ability to interpret their experiences in a variety of ways, thereby influencing their own reality.