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Social Capital, Diversity, and the Welfare State.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Equality Security Community SeriesPublisher: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 2006Copyright date: ©2006Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (366 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780774855235
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Social Capital, Diversity, and the Welfare StateDDC classification:
  • 302
LOC classification:
  • HM708 -- .S653 2007eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Part 1: Theoretical Overview -- 2 Ubiquity and Disciplinary Contrasts of Social Capital -- 3 The Dynamics of Social Capital: Who Wants to Stay In If Nobody Is Out? -- 4 Equality, Trust, and Multiculturalism -- Part 2: Studies of Social Capital and Determinants of Social Capital -- 5 Measuring and Modelling Interpersonal Trust -- 6 Gender, Early Experiences with "Social Capital," and Adult Community Participation -- 7 Ethnicity and Social Capital in Canada -- 8 Social Capital and Political Struggles of Immigrants: Sri Lankan Tamils and Black Caribbean Peoples in Toronto -- 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 -- 10 Social Capital and Health in Canada: (Compositional) Effects of Trust, Participation in Networks, and Civic Activity on Self-Rated Health -- 11 Ethnicity, Trust, and the Welfare State -- Works Cited -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Summary: This book 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.
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Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Part 1: Theoretical Overview -- 2 Ubiquity and Disciplinary Contrasts of Social Capital -- 3 The Dynamics of Social Capital: Who Wants to Stay In If Nobody Is Out? -- 4 Equality, Trust, and Multiculturalism -- Part 2: Studies of Social Capital and Determinants of Social Capital -- 5 Measuring and Modelling Interpersonal Trust -- 6 Gender, Early Experiences with "Social Capital," and Adult Community Participation -- 7 Ethnicity and Social Capital in Canada -- 8 Social Capital and Political Struggles of Immigrants: Sri Lankan Tamils and Black Caribbean Peoples in Toronto -- 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 -- 10 Social Capital and Health in Canada: (Compositional) Effects of Trust, Participation in Networks, and Civic Activity on Self-Rated Health -- 11 Ethnicity, Trust, and the Welfare State -- Works Cited -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

This book 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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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