Social Capital in American Life
by Brian J. Jones (Author)

About the Author
Brian J. Jones is Professor of Sociology at Villanova University, USA. He is the author of Social Capital in America (2011) and co-author of Sociology: Micro, Macro, and Mega Structures (1995) and Social Problems: Issues, Opinions, and Solutions (1988).

About the book
Embarking from a model of social capital hinging upon four social structures―work, family, social networks, and voluntary associations―Brian Jones empirically examines the widespread claims that American society is becoming less sociable, trusting, and cooperative. Breaking down datasets drawn from the General Social Survey (conducted 27 times from 1972 to 2008), Social Capital in American Life depicts the social values drawn from the four established social structures, as well as their interrelationships, their determinants, and ultimately their social capital, through a series of statistical and econometric methods. This rigorous, empirically driven analysis reveals how American society both confirms and repudiates fears about decreased cooperation given different cases and parameters.

Table of contents
1 What Are They Thinking? 1
2 The Model of Social Capital 27
3 Work and Job Satisfaction 45
4 Family and Family Satisfaction 59
5 Voluntary Association and Trust 73
6 Social Networks and Happiness 91
7 Social Capital and Social Inequality 113
8 Media Matters 137
9 E Pluribus Duo 153
10 Social Capital in American Life 181
Index 203

Length: 206 pages
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot; 1st ed. 2019 edition (June 26, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3319911791
ISBN-13: 978-3319911793