Civic engagement and social cohesion : measuring dimensions of social capital to inform policy /

"Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion identifies measurement approaches that can lead to improved understanding of civic engagement, social cohesion, and social capital - and their potential role in explaining the functioning of society. With the needs of data users in mind, this report examine...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Measuring Social and Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion in Surveys
Other Authors: Prewitt, Kenneth (Editor), Mackie, Christopher D. (Editor), Habermann, Hermann (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : The National Academy Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Social capital (Sociology) > Statistical methods > Congresses.
Policy sciences > Research > Congresses.
Social sciences > Statistical methods > Congresses.
Capital social (Sociologie) > Méthodes statistiques > Congrès.
Sciences de la politique > Recherche > Congrès.
Sciences sociales > Méthodes statistiques > Congrès.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Policy sciences > Research
Social sciences > Statistical methods
Conference papers and proceedings
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • What should be measured?
  • Prioritizing measures and framing a data collection strategy
  • Competing and complementing data strategies: the role of the Federal Statistical System
  • Alternative measurement approaches: strategies for a rapidly changing data world
  • References
  • Appendixes.

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