Screen LibraryDemocracies in flux : the evolution of social capital in contemporary society /
"The book is packed with intriguing revelations about common trends in the countries studied. The contributors note, for instance, that waning participation in unions, churches, and political parties seems to be virtually universal, a troubling discovery as these forms of social capital are esp...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2002. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"The book is packed with intriguing revelations about common trends in the countries studied. The contributors note, for instance, that waning participation in unions, churches, and political parties seems to be virtually universal, a troubling discovery as these forms of social capital are especially important for empowering less educated, less affluent portions of the population. Indeed, in general, the researchers found more social grouping among the affluent than among the working classes and also found evidence of a younger generation that is singularly uninterested in politics, distrustful both of politicians and of others, cynical about public affairs, and less inclined to participate in enduring social organizations ... |
| Carrier Form: | 516 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780195171600 : 0195171608 9780195150896 0195150899 |
| Index Number: | HM708 |
| CLC: | C91 |
| Call Number: | C91/D383 |
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Introduction / Great Britain: the role of government and the distribution of social capital / United States: bridging the privileged and the marginalized? / United States: from membership to advocacy / France: old and new civic and social ties in France / Decline of social capital?: the German case / From civil war to civil society: social capital in Spain from the 1930s to the 1990s / Sweden: social capital in the social democratic state / Australia: making the lucky country / Broadening the basis of social capital in Japan / Conclusion / |