Trends in social capital: Membership of associations in Great Britain, 1991–98

Warde, A; Tampubolon, G; Longhurst, BJ; Ray, K; Savage, M; Tomlinson, M

Abstract

This Note uses the British Household Panel Study (BHPS) to consider the changing volume and distribution of voluntary association membership (and hence social capital) in Great Britain. We aim to supplement Hall's study of trends in social capital published in this Journal with more recent and longitudinal data. This allows us to show that whilst the volume of social capital is not declining, it is becoming increasingly class specific, and that its relative aggregate stability masks considerable turnover at the individual level. These findings are significant for current debates on social capital.

Citation

Warde, A., Tampubolon, G., Longhurst, B., Ray, K., Savage, M., & Tomlinson, M. (2003). Trends in social capital: Membership of associations in Great Britain, 1991–98. British Journal of Political Science, 33(03), 515-525. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000712340321022X

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2003
• Deposit Date: May 14, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Journal: British Journal of Political Science
• Print ISSN: 0007-1234
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 33
• Issue: 03
• Pages: 515-525
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S000712340321022X
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S000712340321022X