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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456439503321

Titolo

Social capital, diversity, and the welfare state [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Fiona M. Kay and Richard Johnston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2007

ISBN

1-282-74119-5

9786612741197

0-7748-5523-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (366 p.)

Collana

Equality, security, community, , 1715-8117

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnstonRichard <1948->

KayFiona

Disciplina

302

Soggetti

Social capital (Sociology) - Canada

Cultural pluralism - Canada

Multiculturalism - Canada

Trust - Social aspects - Canada

Welfare state - Canada

Capital social (Sociologie) - Canada

Pluralisme - Canada

Confiance - Aspect social - Canada

Electronic books.

Canada Social policy

Canada Politique sociale

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""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""