Social capital, diversity, and the welfare state

Johnston, Richard, 1948- (Added Author). Kay, Fiona. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780774813099 :
ISBN: 0774813091 :
Physical Description: print
ix, 352 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, c2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-333) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Introduction / Fiona M. Kay and Richard Johnston -- 2. Ubiquity and disciplinary contrasts of social capital / Fiona M. Kay and Richard Johnston -- 3. The dynamics of social capital : who wants to stay in if nobody is out? / Fiona M. Kay and Paul Bernard -- 4. Equality, trust, and multiculturalism / Avigail Eisenberg -- 5. Measuring and modelling interpersonal trust / Stuart N. Soroka, John F. Helliwell and Richard Johnston -- 6. Gender, early experiences with "social capital," and adult community participation / James Curtis and Thomas Perks -- 7. Ethnicity and social capital in Canada / Amanda Aizlewood and Ravi Pendakur -- 8. Social capital and political struggles of immigrants : Sri Lankan Tamils and Black Caribbean peoples in Toronto / Sara Abraham -- 9. Social capital and intergenerational coresidence : how ethnic communities and families shape transitions to adulthood / Barbara A. Mitchell -- 10. Social capital and health in Canada : (compositional) effects of trust, participation in networks, and civic activity on self-rated health / Gerry Veenstra -- 11. Ethnicity, trust, and the welfare state / Stuart N. Soroka, Richard Johnston and Keith Banting.