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About the Book
Social capital is arguably the most critical idea to emerge in the social sciences in the last two decades. Emphasizing the importance of social networks, communication, and the symbolic and material exchanges that strengthen communities, social capital has been the subject of an expansive body of literature. Social Capital, Diversity, and the Welfare State represents a landmark consideration of the diverse meanings, causal foundations, and positive and negative consequences of social capital, with a particular focus on its role in mitigating or enhancing social inequalities.
The chapters, written by economists, political scientists, and sociologists, address a range of empirical and theoretical issues. This book is cutting-edge addition to the field that offers fresh insights into the conceptualization, operation, sources, and consequences of social capital in Canadian society.
About the Author(s)
Fiona M. Kay is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Queen’s University.
Richard Johnston is a professor of political science and research director of the National Annenberg Election Survey at the University of Pennsylvania.
Table of Contents
Figures and Tables
1 Introduction / Fiona M. Kay and Richard Johnston
Part 1: Theoretical Overview
2 Ubiquity and Disciplinary Contrasts of Social Capital / xx
Fiona M. Kay and Richard Johnston
3 The Dynamics of Social Capital: Who Wants to Stay In
If Nobody Is Out? / Fiona M. Kay and Paul Bernard
4 Equality, Trust, and Multiculturalism / Avigail Eisenberg
Part 2: Studies of Social Capital and Determinants of Social Capital
5 Measuring and Modelling Trust / Stuart N. Soroka, John F. Helliwell, and Richard Johnston
6 Gender, Early Experiences with “Social Capital,” and
Adult Community Participation / James Curtis and Thomas Perks
7 Ethnicity and Social Capital in Canada / Amanda Aizlewood and Ravi Pendakur
8 Social Capital and Political Struggles of Immigrants:
Sri Lankan Tamils and Black Caribbean Peoples in Toronto / Sara Abraham
Part 3: Consequences of Social Capital: Policy and Government Programs
9 Social Capital and Intergenerational Coresidence:
How Ethnic Communities and Families Shape Transitions to Adulthood / Barbara A. Mitchell
10 Social capital and Health in Canada: (Compositional) Effects of Trust, Participation in Networks, and Civic Activity on Self-Rated Health / Gerry Veenstra
11 Ethnicity, Trust, and the Welfare State / Stuart N. Soroka, Richard Johnston, and Keith Banting
Works Cited
Contributors
Index
Reviews
This book, written by a team of exciting researchers, helps us understand the importance of trust, social networks, and norms of generalized reciprocity for social inequality, race and ethnic relations, multiculturalism, family relations, and health. Kay and Johnston have helped to organize and advance a key theoretical and empirical challenge of the 21st century in the social sciences. Students and scholars in sociology and political science will find this book a thorough and thought provoking examination of social capital.
– Reza Nakhaie, author of Debates on Social Inequality: Class, Gender, and Ethnicity in Canada
Sample Chapter
Front Matter and Chapter One
Related Topics
Sociology
Political Science
Political Science > Canada
Economics/Business
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