Social Capital, Diversity, and the Welfare State.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (366 pages)
- Equality Security Community Series .
- Equality Security Community Series .
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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Social capital (Sociology) -- Canada. Cultural pluralism -- Canada. Multiculturalism -- Canada. Trust -- Social aspects -- Canada. Welfare state -- Canada. Capital social (Sociologie) -- Canada. Pluralisme -- Canada.