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Age, Period And Cohort Effects On Social Capital, Philip Schwadel, Mike Stout Sep 2012

Age, Period And Cohort Effects On Social Capital, Philip Schwadel, Mike Stout

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Researchers hypothesize that social capital in the United States is not just declining, but that it is declining across generations or birth cohorts. Testing this proposition, we examine changes in social capital using age-period-cohort intrinsic estimator models. Results from analyses of 1972–2010 General Social Survey data show 1) that informal association with neighbors declined across periods while informal association with friends outside of the neighborhood increased across birth cohorts; 2) that formal association was comparatively stable with the exception of relatively high levels of formal association among the early 1920s and early 1930s birth cohorts; and 3) that trust declined …


Therapeutic Landscapes: Understanding Migration To Australian Regional And Rural Communities, Rob Townsend Dr, Jan Pascal Dr Jan 2012

Therapeutic Landscapes: Understanding Migration To Australian Regional And Rural Communities, Rob Townsend Dr, Jan Pascal Dr

Rob Townsend Dr

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Public Libraries : Celebrating Diversity, Rajeswari Chelliah, Justin A. Brown, Barbara Combes Jan 2012

Public Libraries : Celebrating Diversity, Rajeswari Chelliah, Justin A. Brown, Barbara Combes

Research outputs 2012

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