| Description |
vi, 328 p. : ill. |
| 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 / Rudiger 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Social capital (Sociology) -- Europe.
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Europe -- Social conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Meulemann, Heiner.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004163621 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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900416362X (hardback : alk. paper) |
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