DOES VOLUNTEERING CAUSE TRUST?

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F13%3A10138833" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/13:10138833 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11240/13:10138833
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2012.750732" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2012.750732</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2012.750732" target="_blank" >10.1080/14616696.2012.750732</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
DOES VOLUNTEERING CAUSE TRUST?
Original language description
Social capital theory expects volunteering to generate general social trust, while critics point out that there is little evidence to support this claim. The purpose of this article is to show that volunteering can cause trust, depending on the institutional context and the types of organizations for which people volunteer. The data are from representative population surveys conducted in Norway and the Czech Republic in 2009. The analysis shows that in institutional contexts with impartial and reliableinstitutions, as in the case of Norway, general social trust is very high in comparative perspective, and the experience of volunteering has little additional effect. However, volunteering boosts institutional trust because volunteers get in touch with apolitical and administrative system that supports and interacts with the voluntary sector. This applies particularly to voluntary organizations in culture, sports, and recreation. In contrast, in an institutional context with elements of
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AO - Sociology, demography
OECD FORD branch
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Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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