Community mobilazation in the context of population aging
Community mobilazation in the context of population aging
2022 Invitation Seminar
- 주관 : 인제대학교 디자인연구소
- 일시 : 2022.02.16.(수) 10:00~12:00
- 장소 : ZOOM 온라인/ 신어관 418호
- 발표자 : Kyong Hee Chee (Department of Sociology,Texas State University)
- 참석인원 : 12명
The aim of this study was to investigate why communities vary in their ability to mobilize their residents for community development purposes. Social capital and age stratification perspectives framed this research. The density of local acquaintanceships, the percentage of the baby boom generation in a community, and the percentage of the “long civic generation,” born between 1910 and 1940 (Putnam 2000) in a community were hypothesized to predict levels of community mobilization.
Data from a mail survey completed by residents from 99 rural towns in a Midwestern state were used to perform correlational and multivariate regression analyses. Results show that the acquaintanceship density in a community was significantly and positively associated with community mobilization.
Acquaintanceship density was also found to mediate the relationship between community mobilization and the proportions of boomers and the long civic generation in a community. Implications of these findings are discussed.
