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Connectivity” and “disconnectivity” with civic life: patterns of internet use and the production of social capital.
- Political Communication,
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Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness
- Emotion
, 2008
"... The need for social connection is a fundamental human motive, and it is increasingly clear that feeling socially connected confers mental and physical health benefits. However, in many cultures, societal changes are leading to growing social distrust and alienation. Can feelings of social connection ..."
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The need for social connection is a fundamental human motive, and it is increasingly clear that feeling socially connected confers mental and physical health benefits. However, in many cultures, societal changes are leading to growing social distrust and alienation. Can feelings of social connection and positivity toward others be increased? Is it possible to self-generate these feelings? In this study, the authors used a brief loving-kindness meditation exercise to examine whether social connection could be created toward strangers in a controlled laboratory context. Compared with a closely matched control task, even just a few minutes of loving-kindness meditation increased feelings of social connection and positivity toward novel individuals on both explicit and implicit levels. These results suggest that this easily implemented technique may help to increase positive social emotions and decrease social isolation.
Political Socialization and the Future of Politics
"... It is clear that generational replacement is one of the main driving forces for social and political change in liberal democracies. While there is considerable consensus about the observation that the political attitudes and behaviors of young people differ significantly from those of earlier cohort ..."
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It is clear that generational replacement is one of the main driving forces for social and political change in liberal democracies. While there is considerable consensus about the observation that the political attitudes and behaviors of young people differ significantly from those of earlier cohorts, there is disagreement about how this observation should be interpreted. Some authors worry about the decline of participation and trust among young people; others herald their tolerance and critical attitudes. In this introduction, it is argued that, because of this generational replacement mechanism, youth studies offer us a glimpse of the future evolution of western political systems. If the differences that are currently being observed persist into later parts of the life cycle, this implies that political systems will have to find a way to adapt to a more critical and distant citizenry.
Youth violence and positive psychology: Research potential through integration
- Canadian Psychology
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Microfoundations of Social Capital: Membership to Associations in Latin America
"... Social capital theory tries to explain the existence of cooperation among citizens. “Social capital refers to features of social organization such as networks, norms, and social trust that facilitate coordination for mutual benefit ” (Putnam, 67; 1995). It contributes to augment society’s efficiency ..."
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Social capital theory tries to explain the existence of cooperation among citizens. “Social capital refers to features of social organization such as networks, norms, and social trust that facilitate coordination for mutual benefit ” (Putnam, 67; 1995). It contributes to augment society’s efficiency in allocating resources and organizing cooperation by enabling individuals to combine personal and collective goals. Actually, social capital is all about making collective action profitable and attractive to individuals. Hence, high levels of social capital decreases the burdens of collective engagement by minimizing the possibilities for opportunistic behavior- behavior oriented only to immediate, private gain in detriment of communal well being. Put simply, life is easier in societies rich in social capital. The main hypotheses about the determinants of social capital were originally tested using aggregate-level data (Putnam, 1993). A recent trend of studies has focused on verifying if the collective manifestations of social capital are sustainable at the level of
The social origins of adult political behavior
- American Politics Research
, 2011
"... Political socialization research has focused on the role of parents, extracur-ricular activities, and the school curriculum during adolescence on shaping early adult political behavior (Beck & Jennings, 1982; Flanagan, Syvertsen, & Stout, 2007; Torney-Purta, Richardson, & Barber, 2004). ..."
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Political socialization research has focused on the role of parents, extracur-ricular activities, and the school curriculum during adolescence on shaping early adult political behavior (Beck & Jennings, 1982; Flanagan, Syvertsen, & Stout, 2007; Torney-Purta, Richardson, & Barber, 2004). However, no study to date has examined how properties of adolescents ’ social networks affect the development of adult political outcomes. Using social network analysis, we find that both a respondent’s social integration in high school and his friends ’ perceptions of their own social integration affect the respondent’s later political behavior as a young adult. Peer and network effects are at work in political socialization. This has important implications for our understand-ing of the development of social capital, political trust, and political participa-tion, as well as our general understanding about how one’s social network influences one’s own attitudes and behavior.
Rationality and Society 24(3) 257 –294 © The Author(s) 2012 Reprints and permission:
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