Editors:
- Studies the interplay between social capital and subjective well-being
- Compares the variations of social capital and subjective well-being from country to country
- Provides new insights into the determinants of social capital and well-being
Part of the book series: Societies and Political Orders in Transition (SOCPOT)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Trust, Tolerance and Values as Dimensions of Social Capital
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Front Matter
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Social Capital as a Source of Subjective Well-Being
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book presents a cross-cultural investigation into the interplay between social capital and subjective well-being. Based on a quantitative analysis of the latest large-N cross-cultural data sets, including the World Value Survey and the European Social Survey, and covering various countries, it offers a comparative perspective on and new insights into the determinants of social capital and well-being. By identifying both universal and culture-specific patterns, the authors shed new light on the spatial and temporal differentiation of social capital and subjective well-being.
The book is divided into two main parts: The first discusses mutual trust, religious and cultural tolerance, and pro-social and human values as essential dimensions of social capital. In turn, the second part studies social capital as a source of subjective well-being and life satisfaction. Given its scope, the book will appeal to scholars of sociology, social psychology, political scienceand economics seeking a deeper understanding of the multi-faceted nature of social capital and well-being.
Editors and Affiliations
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National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Anna Almakaeva
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Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Alejandro Moreno
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Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Rima Wilkes
About the editors
Alejandro Moreno (PhD) joined ITAM (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico) in 1996. He has served as President of the World Association for Public Opinion Research, WAPOR (2013-2014), as Vice-president for the World Values Survey Association (since 2013), and as Managing Director of the Latinobarometro surveys (2010-2017). He has also been the Director of Public Opinion Polling for newspaper Reforma (1999-2015) and currently for newspaper El Financiero (since 2016). His main research and academic interests focus on public opinion elections and voting behavior, political culture and social values,comparative politics, and survey research methodologies.
Rima Wilkes (PhD) is a professor at the department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia (Canada). In 2017-2018 she was president of the Canadian Sociological Association. Her research interests include political sociology, race and ethnicity, trust, immigration and social movements.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Capital and Subjective Well-Being
Book Subtitle: Insights from Cross-Cultural Studies
Editors: Anna Almakaeva, Alejandro Moreno, Rima Wilkes
Series Title: Societies and Political Orders in Transition
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75813-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75812-7Published: 02 October 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75815-8Published: 03 October 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-75813-4Published: 01 October 2021
Series ISSN: 2511-2201
Series E-ISSN: 2511-221X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 269
Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
Topics: Quality of Life Research, Personality and Social Psychology, Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Comparative Politics