Overview
- Provides a series of tables, graphs, and charts depicting Americans’ social behavior and opinions
- Examines the social values provided by the four primary social structures in American society
- Emphasizes the importance of empirical research in social theory as it brings theoretical stances to bear on specific datasets
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Embarking from a model of social capital hinging upon four social structures—work, family, social networks, and voluntary associations—Brian Jones empirically examines the widespread claims that American society is becoming less sociable, trusting, and cooperative. Breaking down datasets drawn from the General Social Survey (conducted 27 times from 1972 to 2008), Social Capital in American Life depicts the social values drawn from the four established social structures, as well as their interrelationships, their determinants, and ultimately their social capital, through a series of statistical and econometric methods. This rigorous, empirically driven analysis reveals how American society both confirms and repudiates fears about decreased cooperation given different cases and parameters.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Brian J. Jones is Professor of Sociology at Villanova University, USA. He is the author of Social Capital in America (2011) and co-author of Sociology: Micro, Macro, and Mega Structures (1995) and Social Problems: Issues, Opinions, and Solutions (1988).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Capital in American Life
Authors: Brian J. Jones
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91180-9
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-91179-3Published: 12 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-91180-9Published: 26 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 206
Number of Illustrations: 132 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociology of Culture, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Quality of Life Research, Social Theory, Research Methodology