ETHICAL BEHAVIOR IS EXTRAORDINARY BEHAVIOR - ITS THE SAME AS ALL OTHER BEHAVIOR - A CASE-STUDY IN COMMUNITY-PLANNING

This article examines the performance of community leaders in creating a participatory planning process. Although ethically committed to gra ssroots participation, they encounter obstacles: social conditions tha t bias the possibilities for civic activity, ambiguities about how to define community membership, and ambivalences about whether and how to resolve the ambiguities. The case analysis shows how ethical predicam ents in planning reflect the social and psychological influences that normally shape everyday behavior.