Social Capital, Diversity, and the Welfare State

Distributed for University of British Columbia Press
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Figures and Tables
1 Introduction / Fiona M. Kay and Richard Johnston
Part 1: Theoretical Overview
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
Part 2: Studies of Social Capital and Determinants of Social Capital
5 Measuring and Modelling 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
Part 3: Consequences of Social Capital: Policy and Government Programs
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
Works Cited
Contributors
Index
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