Close Social Ties, Socioeconomic Diversity and Social Capital in US Congregations
This paper explores how various types of in-church close social ties of worshipers, socio-economic homogeneity of congregations and sociodemographic characteristics of their geographical locations affect worshipers' bonding social capital (church-related volunteer participation) and bridging so...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
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Springer
[2017]
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Review of religious research
Año: 2017, Volumen: 59, Número: 3, Páginas: 419-439 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
USA
/ Comunidad eclesial
/ Homogeneidad
/ Vínculo social
/ Capital social
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | AD Sociología de la religión CH Cristianismo y sociedad KBQ América del Norte RB Ministerio eclesiástico |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Socioeconomic homogeneity in congregations
B Religion and social capital B Civic Engagement B Close social ties |
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| Sumario: | This paper explores how various types of in-church close social ties of worshipers, socio-economic homogeneity of congregations and sociodemographic characteristics of their geographical locations affect worshipers' bonding social capital (church-related volunteer participation) and bridging social capital (civic participation outside of church), by using the 2001 USCLS data. Close-social ties index determines various combinations of attending with close friends, children, and/or spouse. Congregational homogeneity levels are measured by looking at the race, income, age and education of churchgoers. Neighborhood-level sociodemographic characteristics include percentages of urban population and the proportion of racial minorities. Findings indicate that each type and composition of close social ties affect bonding and bridging social capital in different ways. Bonding social capital is the highest when worshipers attend together with their spouses, children and close friends. Bridging social capital is the highest when they attend with both spouses and close friends, but it starts to decline after the inclusion of children as the third type of tie. Race and income homogeneity foster church-related participation. Age and education homogeneity negatively affects church-related volunteerism but fosters civic participation outside. Only bonding social capital is affected by neighborhood-level factors. Higher proportions of racial minorities in neighborhoods increase church-related participation. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s13644-017-0293-6 |