ABSTRACT Title of Document: MEMBERSHIP VS. BEING OF THE COMMUNITY: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE GO-GO MUSIC-CULTURAL COMMUNITY. Tahira Chloe Mahdi, Doctor of Philosophy, 2018. Directed By: Kenneth I. Maton, Professor, Department of Psychology Community membership is an important element of McMillan and Chavis’ (1986) classic sense of community framework, which has been a…