Leveraging Diversity and Social Capital in U.S. Democracy: Asian American Civic and Political Engagement

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Jane Junn
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Political Engagement

scholarly journals The Perceived Impact of Social Networking Sites and Apps on the Social Capital of Saudi Postgraduate Students: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Abdulelah A. Alghamdi ◽  
Margaret Plunkett
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Civic Participation ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

With the increased use of Social Networking Sites and Apps (SNSAs) in Saudi Arabia, it is important to consider the impact of this on the social lives of tertiary students, who are heavy users of such technology. A mixed methods study exploring the effect of SNSAs use on the social capital of Saudi postgraduate students was conducted using a multidimensional construct of social capital, which included the components of life satisfaction, social trust, civic participation, and political engagement. Data were collected through surveys and interviews involving 313 male and 293 female postgraduate students from Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) in Makkah. Findings show that male and female participants perceived SNSAs use impacting all components of social capital at a moderate and mainly positive level. Correlational analysis demonstrated medium to large positive correlations among components of social capital. Gender differences were not evident in the life satisfaction and social trust components; however, females reported more involvement with SNSAs for the purposes of political engagement while males reported more use for civic participation, which is an interesting finding, in light of the norms and traditional culture of Saudi society.

Awakening the New “Sleeping Giant”?: Asian American Political Engagement

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Ong ◽  
Melany Dela Cruz-Viesca ◽  
Don Nakanishi
Keyword(s):  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Television News ◽  
Relative Size ◽  
Electoral Politics ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Community Survey ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
News Networks

The 2008 election was a milestone in the emergence of Asian Americans as a factor in American politics, with national television news networks openly discussing and analyzing California’s Asian American voters. Most mainstream analysis, however, had very little in-depth understanding of the population. This essay provides some insights into the absolute and relative size of the Asian American population, along with key demographic characteristics, their participation in electoral politics, some of the barriers the encounter, and future prospects. The brief is based on analyzing the most recently available data, the 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) and the 2006 November Current Population Survey (CPS). This analysis builds on a previous analytical brief which examined the emergence of Asian Americans as California politics’ new “sleeping giant,” a term that was applied to Hispanics in the 1980s and 1990s because of their rapid growing numbers.

Community Forces, Social Capital, and Educational Achievement: The Case of Supplementary Education in the Chinese and Korean Immigrant Communities

2006 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIN ZHOU ◽  
SUSAN KIM
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Immigrant Communities ◽  
Korean Immigrant ◽  
Supplementary Education ◽  
Community Forces

Extraordinary Asian American educational achievement has often been credited to a common cultural influence of Confucianism that emphasizes education, family honor, discipline, and respect for authority. In this article, Min Zhou and Susan Kim argue that immigration selectivity, higher than average levels of premigration and postmigration socioeconomic status, and ethnic social structures interact to create unique patterns of adaptation and social environments conducive to educational achievement. This article seeks to unpack the ethnic effect through a comparative analysis of the ethnic system of supplementary education that has developed in two immigrant communities — Chinese and Korean — in the United States. The study suggests that the cultural attributes of a group interact substantially with structural factors, particularly tangible ethnic social structures on which community forces are sustained and social capital is formed. The authors conclude that "culture" is not static and requires structural support to constantly adapt to new situations.

Civic engagement, social capital, and ideological extremity: Exploring online political engagement and political expression on Facebook

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1095-1115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Ferrucci ◽  
Toby Hopp ◽  
Chris J Vargo
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Political Connection ◽  
Political Expression ◽  
Trace Data

Using a method incorporating both survey and trace data measures, this study presented and tested a theoretical model for understanding political expression on Facebook. The data suggested that self-reported measures of offline civic engagement, bonded social capital, and ideological extremity were predictive of a self-reported measure of general online political engagement. For its part, self-reported levels of online political engagement were positively and significantly associated with observed political expression on Facebook. These results are discussed in the context of both on and offline political connection and communication.

Community Organizing in Britain: The Political Engagement of Faith–Based Social Capital

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark R. Warren
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Community Organizing ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
The United States ◽  
Religious Congregations ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
Democratic Life

Faith–based community organizing in the United States has emerged as one of the most effective ways to rebuild democratic life in urban communities. Scholars have argued that the success of modern community organizing lies in its ability to engage the social capital embedded in religious congregations. I examine this claim through a comparatively set case study of the effort to apply an American community organizing strategy in Britain. Using interviews, observations, and documentary sources, I analyze the experience of the British Citizens Organizing Foundation (COF), which is affiliated to the U.S.–based Industrial Areas Foundation. I find that the COF has attained more national influence than its American counterpart, but its local foundations remain much weaker. the relative weakness of faith–based social capital in Britain only partly explains this result. the orientations of religious institutions toward political engagement also matter, and so does the relative power of local versus national political institutions. I argue for bringing a more institutional approach to our theoretical understanding of community organizing and of the role of social capital in revitalizing democratic life more broadly.

scholarly journals Life Stressors, Social Capital, and Mental Distress in Multiethnic Groups of Older Asian Americans

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 634-634
Author(s):  
Yong Ju Cho ◽  
Audrey Hai ◽  
Yuri Jang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Life Stressors ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects

Abstract Using data from older participants from the 2015 Asian American Quality of Life survey (n = 533), the present study assessed direct and interactive effects of life stressors and social capital. The sample includes diverse Asian ethnic groups (Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, and others). Among all groups, high levels of mental distress were found in Koreans and Vietnamese. In the multivariate analyses, Korean ethnicity (compared to Chinese) was found to be a significant predictor to mental distress. As significant risk factors to mental distress, all stressor variables accounted for 9% of the variance of mental distress. Social capital variables explained the variance by 4%. None of the interaction terms reached statistical significance. Findings confirmed the negative effects of stressors and the positive effects of social resources across older Asian Americans. However, it was interesting to note that ethnic variations disappeared when stressors and social capitals were taken into considerations.

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