Transforming Individual Civic Engagement into Community Collective Efficacy: The Role of Bonding Social Capital

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 328-336

  Collins, Charles R ^a   Neal, Jennifer Watling ^b   Neal, Zachary P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonding social capital; Civic engagement; Collective efficacy; Community change; Comprehensive community initiatives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSUMER; COOPERATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL NORM; TRUST;

ADULT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL NORMS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TRUST;

EID: 84911469127     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-014-9675-x     Document Type: Article

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