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Trends in Social Capital: Membership of Associations in Great Britain, 1991–98

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2003

ALAN WARDE ,
GINDO TAMPUBOLON ,
BRIAN LONGHURST ,
KATHRYN RAY ,
MIKE SAVAGE  and
MARK TOMLINSON
ALAN WARDE
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, University of Manchester
GINDO TAMPUBOLON
Affiliation:
Centre for Research in Innovation and Competition, University of Manchester
BRIAN LONGHURST
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, University of Salford
KATHRYN RAY
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University College London
MIKE SAVAGE
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, University of Manchester
MARK TOMLINSON
Affiliation:
Centre for Research in Innovation and Competition, University of Manchester
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Extract

This Note uses the British Household Panel Study (BHPS) to consider the changing volume and distribution of voluntary association membership (and hence social capital) in Great Britain. We aim to supplement Hall's study of trends in social capital published in this Journal with more recent and longitudinal data. This allows us to show that whilst the volume of social capital is not declining, it is becoming increasingly class specific, and that its relative aggregate stability masks considerable turnover at the individual level. These findings are significant for current debates on social capital.

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British Journal of Political Science , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , July 2003 , pp. 515 - 525
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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