Generalized trust and organized group membership among young Australians
Organized group membership has been central in discussions of social capital since generalized trust is believed to be generated through continuous interaction in social relationships. Is this mechanism for social capital generation affected by different levels of involvement by individuals in organ...
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| author | Chong, Sheau Tsuey Mohamad, Mohd Suhaimi Mohd Hoesni, Suzana Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi Ibrahim, Fauziah Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda Nen, Salina Subhi, Nasrudin Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Alavi, Khadijah Abdul Kadir, Aeslina |
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| description | Organized group membership has been central in discussions of social capital since generalized trust is believed to be generated through continuous interaction in social relationships. Is this mechanism for social capital generation affected by different levels of involvement by individuals in organized groups? The focus of this paper is to investigate whether active membership makes a difference to individuals' levels of generalized trust. Young Australians and permanent residents aged 16 to 25 (N=283) participated in this study through an online survey. The findings showed that members of organized groups were more trusting than those who do not participate in any group. The results also indicate that active members were relatively more trusting, as were those who participated in hobby groups. Furthermore, members of organized groups that were organized by community organizers accommodate more trusting people. However, the number of memberships one holds does not affect one's level of generalized trust. |
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| spelling | upm-446362020-08-04T02:28:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44636/ Generalized trust and organized group membership among young Australians Chong, Sheau Tsuey Mohamad, Mohd Suhaimi Mohd Hoesni, Suzana Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi Ibrahim, Fauziah Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda Nen, Salina Subhi, Nasrudin Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Alavi, Khadijah Abdul Kadir, Aeslina Organized group membership has been central in discussions of social capital since generalized trust is believed to be generated through continuous interaction in social relationships. Is this mechanism for social capital generation affected by different levels of involvement by individuals in organized groups? The focus of this paper is to investigate whether active membership makes a difference to individuals' levels of generalized trust. Young Australians and permanent residents aged 16 to 25 (N=283) participated in this study through an online survey. The findings showed that members of organized groups were more trusting than those who do not participate in any group. The results also indicate that active members were relatively more trusting, as were those who participated in hobby groups. Furthermore, members of organized groups that were organized by community organizers accommodate more trusting people. However, the number of memberships one holds does not affect one's level of generalized trust. IDOSI Publications 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44636/1/Generalized%20trust%20and%20organized%20group%20membership%20among%20young%20Australians.pdf Chong, Sheau Tsuey and Mohamad, Mohd Suhaimi and Mohd Hoesni, Suzana and Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi and Ibrahim, Fauziah and Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda and Nen, Salina and Subhi, Nasrudin and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman and Alavi, Khadijah and Abdul Kadir, Aeslina (2011) Generalized trust and organized group membership among young Australians. World Applied Sciences Journal, 12. pp. 58-62. ISSN 1818-4952; ESSN: 1991-6426 https://www.idosi.org/wasj/wasj12(SPSHD)2011.htm |
| spellingShingle | Chong, Sheau Tsuey Mohamad, Mohd Suhaimi Mohd Hoesni, Suzana Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi Ibrahim, Fauziah Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda Nen, Salina Subhi, Nasrudin Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Alavi, Khadijah Abdul Kadir, Aeslina Generalized trust and organized group membership among young Australians |
| title | Generalized trust and organized group membership among young Australians |
| title_full | Generalized trust and organized group membership among young Australians |
| title_fullStr | Generalized trust and organized group membership among young Australians |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generalized trust and organized group membership among young Australians |
| title_short | Generalized trust and organized group membership among young Australians |
| title_sort | generalized trust and organized group membership among young australians |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44636/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44636/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44636/1/Generalized%20trust%20and%20organized%20group%20membership%20among%20young%20Australians.pdf |