Journal article
Voluntary Associations and Social Network Structure: Why Organizational Location and Type Are Important
Sociological forum (Randolph, N.J.), Vol.19(3), pp.465-491
09/2004
DOI: 10.1023/B:SOFO.0000042557.56194.03
Abstract
Are voluntary associations integrative forces in our society because they promote diverse social ties, or do they primarily promote ties between socially similar people? The answer depends on the location and type of the organization. Neighborhood organizations reinforce network density and homogeneity, whereas more distant organizations enhance network diversity. In contrast to instrumental organizations, expressive organizations increase network density and homogeneity. When organizational location and type are taken into account, the influence of membership on network diversity does not vary by gender. Neighborhood racial composition does not moderate the relationship between membership in neighborhood organizations and network racial diversity.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Voluntary Associations and Social Network Structure: Why Organizational Location and Type Are Important
- Creators
- Jennifer Glanville - Department of Sociology, W140 Seashore Hall University of Iowa Iowa City Iowa 52242 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Sociological forum (Randolph, N.J.), Vol.19(3), pp.465-491
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; New York
- DOI
- 10.1023/B:SOFO.0000042557.56194.03
- ISSN
- 0884-8971
- eISSN
- 1573-7861
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2004
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology
- Record Identifier
- 9984002457602771
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