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Does Social Capital Lead to Civic Engagement? Jeff Jordan University of Georgia
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Associational Activities 81%Protestant (or other Christian) 77%Members of Religious Community 45%Members of Conservative Churches 64%Attend church every, or almost every, week 66%Take part in religious activities other than Sunday worship
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Participation with charities or social welfare group: 42% All others range: 4%For on-line group 35%PTO
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45%Give more than $500/year to religious groups 23%Give that much to non-religious groups
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75%Volunteer at place of worship 46%Volunteer at schools All other below 40%
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Group 1 Personal Organizations Religious Adult Sports Youth PTO Seniors Arts Hobby Support / Self-Help Internet
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Group 2 Public Groups Veterans Neighborhood Association Social Welfare Labor Union Professional / Trade Service Civil Rights Political Action
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Group 3 Volunteering Place of Worship Health School Poor / Elderly Arts Civic
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Associational Groups Group 1Personal Organizations79% Group 2Public Groups70% Group 3Volunteer Groups73% Group 4No Participation12% Group 5Church Member71% Average number of groups people are involved in: 5
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Only significant difference between those living in MSA and non-MSA counties: Church Membership MSANon-MSA Church member232 126 Not church member107 36
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If you find a wallet with $1,000 and the name and address of the owner (not known to you) would you return it? Yes 97.4% No 2% Don’t know.6%
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Why return the wallet? (Points) Feel sympathy for person who lost it: 42 Ethical thing to do: 53 Reward or praise 5
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If you lost a wallet, do you think person finding would return it? Yes 29% No 65% Don’t know 6%
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Why would they return it? (Points) Sympathy for you: 37 Ethical obligation: 49 Reward or praise: 14
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Results: Lost Wallet (n-501) People fall victim to disasters such as illness, accidents, floods, hurricanes, and wars. If you had decided to give $100 to help such people, how much would you give to each category below? People in your town$61 People in U.S. 26 People in foreign country 14
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Inherent and Earned Social Capital
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Gender, Race, Urban/Rural, Home Ownership: No significant Difference
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Associational Activity a Function of: Sympathy Professional / Trade(-) Arts(+) Religious Contributions(+) Non-Religious Contributions(+) Volunteer Health(-) Volunteer Poor / Elderly(-)
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Associational Activity a Function of: Obligation Neighborhood Association(+) Volunteer Poor / Elderly(+) Volunteer Health(+) Religious Contributions(+) Non-Religious Contributions(-) Arts(-)
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Associational Activity a Function of: Reward Youth Organization(+) Labor Union(+) Religious Contributions(+) Non-Religious Contributions(+) Volunteer Place of Worship(-)
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Sympathy leads to involvement in: Senior Citizen Club Religious Group (besides place of worship) Art Group Less likely to be in: Labor union Professional / Trade Group
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Attend Religious Service- Religious Contribution-+- Volunteer Worship- Youth Organization+ Arts Group+- Labor Union+ Professional / Trade- Vote+- Volunteer Health-+ Volunteer Poor / Elderly-+ Volunteer Civic+ Significant Activities Sympathy Obligation Reward
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Volunteer in Place of Worship(+) Hobby Club(+) Volunteer for Poor and Elderly(+) Volunteer for Civic Group(+) Neighborhood Association(-) Service Club(-) Volunteer for School/Youth Program(-) Significant Activities with High Sympathy on Both Own and Others Wallet
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Correlation between attendance and personal organizations (except sports and Internet groups). No correlation between attendance and public groups (except civic groups). Church Attendance and Associational Activity
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Human Development Index Church Membership MSA Contributions to Non-Religious Organizations Neighborhood Associations
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Does Social Capital Lead to Civic Engagement ?
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