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 science and economics seeking a deeper understanding of the multi-faceted nature of social capital and well-being.
Introduction. Social Capital and Subjective Well-being: Towards a
Conceptual Framework.- Learning to Trust: Trends in Generalized Social
Trust in the Three Baltic Countries from 1990 to 2018.- Emigration and Trust:
Evidence from Eastern Europe and Central Asia,- Cultural Transition of Human
Values A Longitudinal Study on East-West Migration in Germany.- The Impact
of Economic Insecurity on Social Capital and Well-Being: An Analysis across
Different Cohorts in Europe.- Rainbows in Latin America: Public Opinion and
Societal Atti-tudes Towards Homosexuality.- Antecedents of Religious
Tolerance in Southeast AsiaSotheeswari.- Formal and informal institutions as
drivers of life satisfaction in European regions.- The Effects of Democracy
and Trust on Subjective Well-being: A Multilevel Study of Latin American
Countries.- Degree of Benefit? The Interconnection Among Social Capital,
Well-Being and Education.- Occupation and Subjective Well-being: A Knowledge
Economy Perspective.- Social capital and loneliness in welfare state regimes
before and after the Global Financial Crisis: results based on the European
Social Survey.
Anna Almakaeva (PhD in Sociology) is a deputy head of the International Laboratory for Comparative Social Research at the Higher School of Economics (Russia). Her research interests include social capital, values, subjective well-being and comparative studies. She is a member of the World Value Survey Russian team and European Values Study Russian team. 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.
