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

The Resource Civic engagement and social cohesion : measuring dimensions of social capital to inform policy
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Civic engagement and social cohesion : measuring dimensions of social capital to inform policy
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measuring dimensions of social capital to inform policy
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Panel on Measuring Social and Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion in Surveys ; Kenneth Prewitt, Christopher D. Mackie, and Hermann Habermann, editors ; Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies
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Measuring dimensions of social capital to inform policy
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eng
Summary
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 examines conceptual frameworks developed in the literature to determine promising measures and measurement methods for informing public policy discourse. The report identifies working definitions of key terms; advises on the feasibility and specifications of indicators relevant to analyses of social, economic, and health domains; and assesses the strength of the evidence regarding the relationship between these indicators and observed trends in crime, employment, and resilience to shocks such as natural disasters. Civic Engagement and Social Cohesion weighs the relative merits of surveys, administrative records, and non-government data sources, and considers the appropriate role of the federal statistical system. This report makes recommendations to improve the measurement of civic health through population surveys conducted by the government and identifies priority areas for research, development, and implementation.--Publisher's description
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BTCTA
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302
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non fiction
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bibliography
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