Social Context and Social Capital
Governance, Inequality, and the Individual Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9951623 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yvette Young (0000-0001-9185-1609, University of Utah, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 37-62 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7659 • E-ISSN: 1557-9336 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2753/ijs0020-7659440202 |
| OpenAlex | W1566606107 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 24 |
This research uses a three-part concept of social capital that incorporates structural elements, cognitive elements, and collective action, to explore cross-national variation in social capital. The forms and levels of social capital can be influenced by individual characteristics, such as gender and education level, and by macrolevel social context. Using data from the World Values Survey for thirty-three low- and middle-income countries, this study uses multilevel models to explore how governance, inequality, and general social conditions affect social capital. It is found that polity type matters for social capital levels, but the quality of governance does not. Democracy has a strong positive effect on levels of social capital, relative to more autocratic polity types. However, control of corruption has a negative effect. Even after controlling for a wide variety of macrolevel phenomena, social capital varies dramatically between countries. This finding lends support to the idea that cultural factors are extremely important to the study of social capital. Keywords: social capitaltrustnormsnetworksdemocracygovernancecorruptioninequalitygendersocial context
Context (archaeology · Geography · Social capital · Social engagement · Social mobility · Social reproduction · Social science · Sociology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |