Cultural warfare and trust [[electronic resource] ] : fighting the mafia in Palermo / / Carina Gunnarson |
Autore | Gunnarson Carina |
Edizione | [Online-ausg.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, U.K., : Manchester University Press |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina | 302.0945/8231 |
Collana | Perspectives on democratization |
Soggetto topico |
Social capital (Sociology) - Italy - Palermo
Mafia - Italy - Palermo Trust Cooperation - Italy - Palermo Civil society - Italy - Palermo Education - Social aspects - Italy - Palermo |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78170-143-1
1-84779-217-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
05; Copyright Page; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Cultural warfare; Generalised trust and school; This study; The plan of the book; 2 The origins of generalised trust; The blessings of generalised trust; What are the origins of generalised trust?; Institutional explanations; School factors; Competing explanations; Conclusion; 3 Methods; Selection of level, schools and classes; Composition of the questionnaire; Measuring trust; The samples; The panel; Participation in the survey; 4 The Mafia; The Mafia as a parallel institution to the state
The Mafia and politics The Mafia and territorial control; Weakness of the state -cause or consequence of the Mafia?; The Mafia and mental control; Conclusion; 5 Cultural warfare; Orlando's new policy for Palermo; Orlando's decline; Increased interest in civic education; Conclusion; 6 Students' trust in political institutions; Vertical trust; Are Palermitan students more distrustful than students elsewhere?; Conclusion; 7 Students' perceptions of generalised trust; Generalised trust; Helpfulness; Trust in known people; Trust in unknown people; Conclusion; 8 Explaining generalised trust Institutions and school Formative years; Theory and major hypotheses; Data and method; Levels of trust in 2002 and 2005; Testing the hypotheses; Conclusion; 9 The Letter Project - students' own stories; Description of the Letter Project; Students' motivation; Distribution of assignments; School life; Students' own stories about trust and faith in other people; Students' stories about their neighbourhood; Relating letters to statistics; Conclusion; 10 Conclusion; Describing trust; Explaining generalised trust; The Letter Project; Further findings; Some reflections; The need for further research Cultural warfare Appendix: the distribution of the questionnaires; Reliability; Drop-outs and newcomers; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465646503321 |
Gunnarson Carina | ||
Manchester, U.K., : Manchester University Press | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cultural warfare and trust [[electronic resource] ] : fighting the mafia in Palermo / / Carina Gunnarson |
Autore | Gunnarson Carina |
Edizione | [Online-ausg.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, U.K., : Manchester University Press |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina | 302.0945/8231 |
Collana |
Perspectives on Democratic Practice
Perspectives on democratization |
Soggetto topico |
Social capital (Sociology) - Italy - Palermo
Mafia - Italy - Palermo Trust Cooperation - Italy - Palermo Civil society - Italy - Palermo Education - Social aspects - Italy - Palermo |
Soggetto non controllato |
Mafia
Palermo civic education democracy distrust economic development generalised trust non-cooperation public action social capital |
ISBN |
1-84779-700-8
1-78170-143-1 1-84779-217-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
05; Copyright Page; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Cultural warfare; Generalised trust and school; This study; The plan of the book; 2 The origins of generalised trust; The blessings of generalised trust; What are the origins of generalised trust?; Institutional explanations; School factors; Competing explanations; Conclusion; 3 Methods; Selection of level, schools and classes; Composition of the questionnaire; Measuring trust; The samples; The panel; Participation in the survey; 4 The Mafia; The Mafia as a parallel institution to the state
The Mafia and politics The Mafia and territorial control; Weakness of the state -cause or consequence of the Mafia?; The Mafia and mental control; Conclusion; 5 Cultural warfare; Orlando's new policy for Palermo; Orlando's decline; Increased interest in civic education; Conclusion; 6 Students' trust in political institutions; Vertical trust; Are Palermitan students more distrustful than students elsewhere?; Conclusion; 7 Students' perceptions of generalised trust; Generalised trust; Helpfulness; Trust in known people; Trust in unknown people; Conclusion; 8 Explaining generalised trust Institutions and school Formative years; Theory and major hypotheses; Data and method; Levels of trust in 2002 and 2005; Testing the hypotheses; Conclusion; 9 The Letter Project - students' own stories; Description of the Letter Project; Students' motivation; Distribution of assignments; School life; Students' own stories about trust and faith in other people; Students' stories about their neighbourhood; Relating letters to statistics; Conclusion; 10 Conclusion; Describing trust; Explaining generalised trust; The Letter Project; Further findings; Some reflections; The need for further research Cultural warfare Appendix: the distribution of the questionnaires; Reliability; Drop-outs and newcomers; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791919803321 |
Gunnarson Carina | ||
Manchester, U.K., : Manchester University Press | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Cultural warfare and trust : fighting the mafia in Palermo / / Carina Gunnarson |
Autore | Gunnarson Carina |
Edizione | [Online-ausg.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester, U.K., : Manchester University Press |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina | 302.0945/8231 |
Collana |
Perspectives on Democratic Practice
Perspectives on democratization |
Soggetto topico |
Social capital (Sociology) - Italy - Palermo
Mafia - Italy - Palermo Trust Cooperation - Italy - Palermo Civil society - Italy - Palermo Education - Social aspects - Italy - Palermo |
Soggetto non controllato |
Mafia
Palermo civic education democracy distrust economic development generalised trust non-cooperation public action social capital |
ISBN |
1-84779-700-8
1-78170-143-1 1-84779-217-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
05; Copyright Page; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Cultural warfare; Generalised trust and school; This study; The plan of the book; 2 The origins of generalised trust; The blessings of generalised trust; What are the origins of generalised trust?; Institutional explanations; School factors; Competing explanations; Conclusion; 3 Methods; Selection of level, schools and classes; Composition of the questionnaire; Measuring trust; The samples; The panel; Participation in the survey; 4 The Mafia; The Mafia as a parallel institution to the state
The Mafia and politics The Mafia and territorial control; Weakness of the state -cause or consequence of the Mafia?; The Mafia and mental control; Conclusion; 5 Cultural warfare; Orlando's new policy for Palermo; Orlando's decline; Increased interest in civic education; Conclusion; 6 Students' trust in political institutions; Vertical trust; Are Palermitan students more distrustful than students elsewhere?; Conclusion; 7 Students' perceptions of generalised trust; Generalised trust; Helpfulness; Trust in known people; Trust in unknown people; Conclusion; 8 Explaining generalised trust Institutions and school Formative years; Theory and major hypotheses; Data and method; Levels of trust in 2002 and 2005; Testing the hypotheses; Conclusion; 9 The Letter Project - students' own stories; Description of the Letter Project; Students' motivation; Distribution of assignments; School life; Students' own stories about trust and faith in other people; Students' stories about their neighbourhood; Relating letters to statistics; Conclusion; 10 Conclusion; Describing trust; Explaining generalised trust; The Letter Project; Further findings; Some reflections; The need for further research Cultural warfare Appendix: the distribution of the questionnaires; Reliability; Drop-outs and newcomers; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818801603321 |
Gunnarson Carina | ||
Manchester, U.K., : Manchester University Press | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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