Trust, sense of community, and civic engagement: Lessons from Australia

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 254-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riyana Miranti ◽  
Mark Evans
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Sense Of Community

Robert D. Putnam,

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa J. Marschall
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Neighborhood Organization

This chapter discusses Robert Putnam’s 2000 book,Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, in which he documents the decline in civic engagement, social connectedness and social capital, and sense of community among Americans. Putnam illustrates the devastating effects of these trends for America and Americans by focusing on five “illustrative” fields: child welfare and education, public safety and neighborhood organization, labor- market outcomes and economic performance, health and happiness, and democracy and democracy values. The chapter explains what social capital is and how it works before concluding with an assessment of several areas where scholars have fruitfully engaged or challenged Putnam’s theoretical contribution.

Civic Engagement and Sense of Community in the Military

2001 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary L. Bowen ◽  
James A. Martin ◽  
Jay A. Mancini ◽  
John P. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
The Military

scholarly journals Factors Related to Health Civic Engagement: Results from the 2018 National Survey of Health Attitudes to Understand Progress towards a Culture of Health

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Dubowitz ◽  
Christopher Nelson ◽  
Sarah Weilant ◽  
Jennifer C. Sloan ◽  
Andy Bogart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Community Health ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Attitudes ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract Background: Civic engagement, including voting, volunteering, and participating in civic organizations, is associated with better psychological, physical and behavioral health and well-being. In addition, civic engagement is increasingly viewed (e.g., in Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health action framework) as a potentially important driver for raising awareness of and addressing unhealthy conditions in communities. As such, it is important to understand the factors that may promote civic engagement, with a particular focus on the less-understood, health civic engagement, or civic engagement in health-related and health-specific activities. Using data from a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States (U.S.), we examined whether the extent to which individuals feel they belong in their community (i.e., perceived sense of community) and the value they placed on investing in community health were associated with individuals’ health civic engagement.Methods: Using data collected on 7187 nationally representative respondents from the 2018 National Survey of Health Attitudes, we examined associations between sense of community, valued investment in community health, and perceived barriers to taking action to invest in community health, with health civic engagement. We constructed continuous scales for each of these constructs and employed multiple linear regressions adjusting for multiple covariates including U.S. region and city size of residence, educational attainment, family income, race/ethnicity, household size, employment status, and years living in the community.Results: Participants who endorsed (i.e., responded with mostly or completely) all 16 sense of community scale items endorsed an average of 22.8% (95%CI: 19.8 - 25.7%) more of the health civic engagement scale items compared with respondents who did not endorse any of the sense of community items. Those who endorsed (responded that it was an important or top priority) all items capturing valued investment in community health endorsed 14.0% (95%CI: 11.2 – 16.8%) more of the health civic engagement items than those who did not endorse any valued investment in community health items.Conclusions: Health civic engagement, including voting and volunteering to ultimately guide government decisions about health issues, may help improve conditions that influence health and well-being for all. Focusing on individuals’ sense of community and highlighting investments in community health may concurrently be associated with increased health civic engagement and improved community and population health.

Civic Engagement and Citizenship Development: The Case of Homeowners’ Participation in Neighborhood Affairs in Beijing

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 827-851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weijie Wang ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Terry L. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Behavioral Consequences ◽  
Ethical Citizenship ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Citizenship Development ◽  
Beijing China

This article investigates the behavioral consequences of homeowners’ participation in neighborhood affairs in Beijing, China. The research is based on semistructured interviews with homeowner leaders, property managers, and government officials. Participation fosters ethical citizenship by helping homeowners to acquire democratic skills, increase their awareness of property and political rights, and cultivate a sense of community. The development of ethical citizenship motivates homeowners to redefine legal citizenship. Homeowners have begun to take their rights seriously and actively participate in grassroots elections. The interaction between ethical and legal citizenship may carry important implications for future political development in China.

scholarly journals Developing a “Sense of Community”: Exploring a Cognitive Component of Civic Engagement

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Engaged Scholarship ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Cognitive Component ◽  
Guiding Principle ◽  
Public Purpose ◽  
Thoughtful Reflection ◽  
Community Concept

Civic engagement has become an important component of higher education practice that assists colleges and universities in fulfilling their civic mission and public purpose. This reflective essay outlines an oftentimes forgotten aspect of that work—how we integrate students into the life of a community and help them develop a sense of interdependence with it. The concept of “sense of community” allows this opportunity and should be incorporated in higher education professions as both a guiding principle and an outcome of engaged scholarship. The author outlines the idea of incorporating the sense of community concept into higher education civic engagement, including its definition, its impact, and implications for current practice. While not prescriptive in its analysis and propositions, the article poses questions for thoughtful reflection on civic engagement in higher education.

Capitalizing on the Net: Social Contact, Civic Engagement, and Sense of Community

2008 ◽  
pp. 289-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anabel Quan-Haase ◽  
Barry Wellman ◽  
James C. Witte ◽  
Keith N. Hampton
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Social Contact

scholarly journals Factors Related to Health Civic Engagement: Results from the 2018 National Survey of Health Attitudes to Understand Progress towards a Culture of Health

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Dubowitz ◽  
Christopher Nelson ◽  
Sarah Weilant ◽  
Jennifer C. Sloan ◽  
Andrew Bogart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Community Health ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Attitudes ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Health And Well Being

Abstract Objectives Civic engagement, including voting, volunteering, and participating in civic organizations, is associated with better psychological, physical and behavioral health and well-being. In addition, civic engagement is increasingly viewed (e.g., in Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health framework) as an important driver for raising awareness of and addressing unhealthy conditions in communities. As such, it is important to understand the factors that may promote civic engagement, with a particular focus on the less-understood, health civic engagement, or civic engagement in health-related and health-specific activities. Using data from a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States, we examined whether the extent to which individuals feel they belong in their community (i.e., perceived sense of community) and the value they placed on investing in community health were associated with individuals’ health civic engagement.Methods Using data collected on 7187 nationally representative respondents from the 2018 National Survey of Health Attitudes, we examined associations between sense of community, valued investment in community health, and perceived barriers to taking action to invest in community health, with health civic engagement. We constructed scales for each of these constructs and employed multiple linear regressions adjusting for multiple covariates.Results Participants who endorsed (i.e., responded with mostly or completely) all 16 sense of community scale items endorsed an average of 22.8% (95%CI: 19.8 - 25.7%) more of the health civic engagement scale items compared with respondents who did not endorse any of the sense of community items. Those who endorsed (responded that it was an important or top priority) for all items capturing valued investment in community health endorsed 14.0% (95%CI: 11.2 – 16.8%) more of the health civic engagement items than those who did not endorse any valued investment in community health items.Conclusions Health civic engagement, including voting and volunteering to ultimately influence government decisions about health issues, may help improve conditions that influence health and well-being for all. Focusing on individuals’ sense of community and highlighting investments in community health may concurrently increase health civic engagement and improve community and population health.

scholarly journals Experiencing fan activism: Understanding the power of fan activist organizations through members' narratives

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neta Kligler-Vilenchik ◽  
Joshua McVeigh-Schultz ◽  
Christine Weitbrecht ◽  
Chris Tokuhama
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Activist Groups ◽  
Activist Organizations

Fan activism, forms of civic engagement and political participation growing out of experiences of fandom, is a powerful mode of mobilization, particularly for young people. Building on 40 interviews with members of two organizations representing different configurations of fan activism, this article discusses three emerging elements that are key to the experience of membership in such groups. We suggest that the strength of fan activist groups builds on successfully combining these elements: two that are common to fandom, shared media experiences and a sense of community, and one that is traditionally ascribed to volunteerism and activism, the wish to help.

Drivers Of Health As A Shared Value: Mindset, Expectations, Sense Of Community, And Civic Engagement

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 1959-1963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Chandra ◽  
Carolyn E. Miller ◽  
Joie D. Acosta ◽  
Sarah Weilant ◽  
Matthew Trujillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Shared Value ◽  
Value Mindset
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