Participation in Voluntary Associations
Dark Shades in a Sunny World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4843763 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan W Van Deth (0000-0002-3497-6947, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 640-656 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764209350828 |
| OpenAlex | W2141018377 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 17 |
The benevolent consequences of social capital are clearly related to membership in voluntary associations. Irrespective of the type of association, members in voluntary associations in 19 European democracies show higher levels of satisfaction with democracy and higher levels of political engagement than nonmembers. "Bad" forms of social capital are not widely spread among voluntary associations, but potentially any type of association can be depicted as a "bad" form of social capital. In particular, religious organizations frequently appear as an example of "bad" social capital. Because this last conclusion is related to political saliency, only a few "dark shades" in the mainly sunny world of voluntary associations in Europe can be observed
Association (psychology) · Capital (architecture) · Civic engagement · Democracy · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Great Rift · Political capital · Political science · Politics · Social capital · Turnover · Voluntary association · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology
Religion und Sozialkapital in der Schweiz
The Impact of Civic and Religious Social Capital on the Antisocial Attitudes of the Youth
Civic Engagement and Corruption in 20 European Democracies
The many faces of hermes
Playing together or bowling alone? Social capital-related attitudes of sports club members and non-members in Germany in 2001 and 2018
The impact of organisational attributes on political participation
Do All Associations Lead to Lower Levels of Ethnocentrism? A Two-Year Longitudinal Test of the Selection and Adaptation Model
The isolating side effect of civic participation
The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
Bowling alone
Democracy and Involvement
Citizenship and Involvement in European Democracies
Democratic Phoenix
The Dubious Link
Membership and Morals
Voice and Equality
Associational Membership and Social Capital in Comparative Perspective
Politicisation, economic development and political interest in Europe
Interesting but irrelevant
Nations of Joiners
Citizenship and Civic Engagement
Coleman Revisited
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2023 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |