Civic Participation

Question 1

Social Capital

Answer 1

the feature of social life: networks, norms and trusts between participants to act together pursuing shared objectives

Question 2

Social Capital (Coleman, 1988)

Answer 2

social capital is productive,
making possible the achievements of certain ends that in its
absence would not be possible. It is dependent on the relationships between people.

Question 3

Why does social capital matter?

Answer 3

it is productive, creates trust between actors, constrains how people behave with one another, policing of one another

Question 4

Age effect

Answer 4

as you get older, your behaviour, values and attitudes change

Question 5

Cohort Effect

Answer 5

People of different ages might differ in their behaviour, values and attitudes because they came of age at different times

Question 6

Period effect

Answer 6

some shocks which affect the behaviour, values and attitudes of everyone, eg. 9/11

Question 7

Urbanisation

Answer 7

creates a society where people interact in a transactional basis rather than being community orientated