Social capital across urban neighborhoods: A comparison of self-report and observational data

Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 59-69

  Hill, Jessica M ^a   Jobling, Ruth ^b   Pollet, Thomas V ^c   Nettle, Daniel ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioral observation; Neighborhood differences; Self report; Social capital; Social trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964334359     PISSN: 23302925     EISSN: 23302933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0099131     Document Type: Article

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