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1 online resource (vi, 328 pages) : illustrations. |
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Series |
International comparative social studies,
1568-4474 ;
v. 16
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International comparative social studies ; v. 16.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Contents |
Introduction / Heiner Meulemann -- Part I. Causes of social capital. Does the state affect the informal connections between its citizens? New institutionalist explanations of social participation in everyday life / Tom Van der Meer, Peer Scheepers, and Manfred te Grotenhuis; Is altruism more effective where it is required more? Collectivity-orientation and involvement in interest, issue and religious associations / Heiner Meulemann; What makes people trust in their fellow citizens? / Katja Neller; What determines citizens' normative conception of their civic duties / Bas Denters and Henk van der Kolk; Why television does erode social capital and why newspaper reading does not / RĂ¼diger Schmitt-Beck -- Part II. Consequences of social capital. Social capital and political involvement / Jan W. van Deth; Social capital and political trust / Oscar W. Gabriel and Melanie Walter-Rogg; Explaining level and equality of political participation. The role of social capital, socioeconomic modernity, and political institutions / Edeltraud Roller and Tatjana Rudi; Social capital and empowerment at the work place / Heiner Meulemann -- Conclusion. Retrospect and prospect / Max Kaase. |
Summary |
Social capital may foster the integration of a society and the stability of a democracy. This volume examines the differences in levels, causes and consequences of social capital between 22 European countries surveyed in the 2002 European Social Survey. |
Access |
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Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Social capital (Sociology) -- Europe.
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Social capital (Sociology) |
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Europe. |
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Europe -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Meulemann, Heiner.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Social capital in Europe. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008 (DLC) 2008003227 (OCoLC)181142170 |
ISBN |
9789047432180 (electronic book) |
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9047432185 (electronic book) |
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9789004163621 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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900416362X (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004163621.i-328 |
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