Social capacity and the styles of group life: Some inconvenient wellsprings of democracy

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 846-866

  Lichterman, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic engagement; Group style; Social capacity; Social capital.

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849093255     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764208327662     Document Type: Article

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