Residents of cohesive communities develop a sense of _______; people know one another, develop interpersonal ties, mutual trust and willingness to intervene in the supervision of children and help maintain public order.

a. collective efficacy
b. collective worth
c. community narcissism
d. community level anomie


a. collective efficacy

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