Social capital, too much of a good thing? American religious traditions and community crime
Social capital, too much of a good thing? American religious traditions and community crime
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DOI：
10.1353/sof.2006.0004
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发表时间：
2005-12-01
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4.8
通讯作者：
Hipp, JR
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作者：
Beyerlein, K;Hipp, JR
使用美国的宗教传统作为衡量社区中社会资本的纽带和桥梁，我们实证检验了这些不同形式的社会资本如何影响2000年美国3,157个县的犯罪率。我们的研究结果表明，福音派新教徒在社区中推广的联系网络解释了为什么拥有更大比例的居民属于这一传统的县一直有更高的犯罪率。相反，我们的研究结果表明，主流新教徒和天主教徒在社区中培养的桥接网络解释了为什么与这些传统相关的居民比例较高的县通常犯罪率较低。这篇文章为最近的理论讨论提供了实证证据，这些讨论关注于群体在社区中培养的社会资本如何不一定总是有利于整个社区。
Using American religious traditions as measures of bonding and bridging social capital in communities, we empirically test how these differentforms of social capital affect crime rates in 3,157 U.S. counties in 2000. Our results suggest that the bonding networks evangelical Protestants promote in communities explain why counties with a greater percentage of residents affiliated with this tradition consistently have higher crime rates. Conversely, our results suggest that the bridging networks that mainline Protestants and Catholics foster in communities explain why counties with a greater percentage of residents affiliated with these traditions generally have lower crime rates. This article the us provides empirical corroboration for recent theoretical discussions that focus on how the social capital that groups cultivate in communities need not always benefit communities as a whole.