Exploring social capital and its links with democracy in Cape Town : Findings from the Cape Area Study 2003

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dc.contributor.advisorMattes, Roberten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJooste, Tracey-Leeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-21T06:50:50Z
dc.date.available2014-10-21T06:50:50Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 130-143).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation explores dimensions of social capital and its links with democracy in Cape Town, using data from the Cape Area Study 2003. The main theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of social capital in relation to democracy are critically analysed. The paper offers a descriptive overview of social capital, analysing facets beyond the widely used measures of general interpersonal trust and formal associational activism. While general interpersonal trust and associational activism in Cape Town are low, higher rates of social capital exist in other forms, such as neighbourly trust and informal networks of association with neighbours and kin. Factor and Reliability Analyses are applied to test dimensionality in the data finding that, in Cape Town, social capital is a multi-dimensional concept made up of distinct attitudinal and structural components. These facets are used to analyse the link between social capital and certain hypothesized outcomes linked to democratic stability, namely tolerance of diversity, civic commitment and political participation. The dissertation finds that interpersonal trust is a weak predictor of these outcomes and that associational activism can only sometimes be linked hereto. Other facets of social capital play a significant role in determining these outcomes, but no single variable is a consistently strong predictor hereof. The findings suggest that the dimensions of social capital vary in their functioning and link to the outcomes of tolerance of diversity, civic commitment and political participation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJooste, T. (2005). <i>Exploring social capital and its links with democracy in Cape Town : Findings from the Cape Area Study 2003</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8655en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJooste, Tracey-Lee. <i>"Exploring social capital and its links with democracy in Cape Town : Findings from the Cape Area Study 2003."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8655en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJooste, T. 2005. Exploring social capital and its links with democracy in Cape Town : Findings from the Cape Area Study 2003. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Jooste, Tracey-Lee AB - This dissertation explores dimensions of social capital and its links with democracy in Cape Town, using data from the Cape Area Study 2003. The main theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of social capital in relation to democracy are critically analysed. The paper offers a descriptive overview of social capital, analysing facets beyond the widely used measures of general interpersonal trust and formal associational activism. While general interpersonal trust and associational activism in Cape Town are low, higher rates of social capital exist in other forms, such as neighbourly trust and informal networks of association with neighbours and kin. Factor and Reliability Analyses are applied to test dimensionality in the data finding that, in Cape Town, social capital is a multi-dimensional concept made up of distinct attitudinal and structural components. These facets are used to analyse the link between social capital and certain hypothesized outcomes linked to democratic stability, namely tolerance of diversity, civic commitment and political participation. The dissertation finds that interpersonal trust is a weak predictor of these outcomes and that associational activism can only sometimes be linked hereto. Other facets of social capital play a significant role in determining these outcomes, but no single variable is a consistently strong predictor hereof. The findings suggest that the dimensions of social capital vary in their functioning and link to the outcomes of tolerance of diversity, civic commitment and political participation. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Exploring social capital and its links with democracy in Cape Town : Findings from the Cape Area Study 2003 TI - Exploring social capital and its links with democracy in Cape Town : Findings from the Cape Area Study 2003 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8655 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8655
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJooste T. Exploring social capital and its links with democracy in Cape Town : Findings from the Cape Area Study 2003. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8655en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPublic Policyen_ZA
dc.titleExploring social capital and its links with democracy in Cape Town : Findings from the Cape Area Study 2003en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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