Social Capital in American Life
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Social Capital in American Life

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eBook - ePub

Social Capital in American Life

About this book

Embarking from a model of social capital hinging upon four social structures—work, family, social networks, and voluntary associations—Brian Jones empirically examines the widespread claims that American society is becoming less sociable, trusting, and cooperative. Breaking down datasets drawn from the General Social Survey (conducted 27 times from 1972 to 2008), Social Capital in American Life depicts the social values drawn from the four established social structures, as well as their interrelationships, their determinants, and ultimately their social capital, through a series of statistical and econometric methods. This rigorous, empirically driven analysis reveals how American society both confirms and repudiates fears about decreased cooperation given different cases and parameters.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. 1. What Are They Thinking?
  4. 2. The Model of Social Capital
  5. 3. Work and Job Satisfaction
  6. 4. Family and Family Satisfaction
  7. 5. Voluntary Association and Trust
  8. 6. Social Networks and Happiness
  9. 7. Social Capital and Social Inequality
  10. 8. Media Matters
  11. 9.  E Pluribus Duo
  12. 10. Social Capital in American Life
  13. Back Matter