Democratization and Participation: Comparing Spain, Brazil, and Korea

McDonough, Peter; Shin, Doh Chull; Moisés, José Álvaro

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“…Coincidentally, formal voluntary activities, which have recently gained some popularity in the last decade, are still far from the norm in Japanese society (Nakano 2000). In contrast, South Korea has a relatively high rate of voluntary association membership, which researchers have credited to the influence of Protestant and Catholic churches (McDonough, Shin, and Moisés 1998). Nonetheless, our sociological understanding of the relationship between non-Christian religion and civic engagement is still very limited.…”

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“…In both countries, he observed that Protestants and individuals with a higher church attendance are generally more engaged in civic activities. In another cross-national study, McDonough, Shin, and Moisés (1998) found that religiosity has a strong influence on voluntary association memberships in Brazil and Korea, but not in Spain.…”

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Religion and Civic Culture: A Cross‐National Study of Voluntary Association Membership

Lam¹

2006

Scientific Study of Religion

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This article explores how religion shapes civic cultures through a cross-national study of voluntary association membership. I adopt a multi-level approach to examine the influence of religion at both individual and country level. First, I hypothesize that Protestants are more likely than Catholics to hold voluntary association membership. Second, I hypothesize that Protestant nations have a higher overall membership rate compared to Catholic nations. Third, I investigate if secularization has reduced individual-level Catholic-Protestant differences in voluntary association membership within a nation. I test the hypotheses using hierarchical nonlinear models with individual-level and country-level data from 29 nations. The findings show that Protestants are more likely than Catholics to be members of voluntary associations, while there is no difference between Protestants and those who belong to "Other" or no religions. At the same time, Catholic nations have lower overall membership rates compared to Protestant nations. The results can be interpreted as a "double negative" Catholic effect. Finally, the effect of secularization on Catholic-Protestant differences is statistically nonsignificant.

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Religion and Civic Culture: A Cross‐National Study of Voluntary Association Membership

Lam¹

2006

Scientific Study of Religion

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“…McDonough et al 1998:931-2); between 1978 and 1988 Spain legalized contraception, abortion, divorce, voluntary sterilization and assisted reproduction (compare Morgan and Roberts 2012:241 on ‘reproductive governance’). …”

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‘Homework’ and transnational adoption screening in Spain: the co‐production of home and family

Leinaweaver

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Frekko

2017

Royal Anthropological Inst

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We use the transnational adoption screening process as a lens for examining the co‐production of the home and the family in Spain. We propose the term ‘homework’ to describe the efforts of adoption applicants to perform an appropriate home and thus receive approval to adopt. The transnational adoption screening process is a key site of state‐individual interaction for communicating a set of classed, gendered norms. Through that process, participants ratify the authority of professionals to distinguish between adequate and inadequate ways to live. As such, our analysis demonstrates how moral authority is ascribed to material objects, as we document the strong link between ‘appropriate’ housing and growing families as an explanatory factor for the demographic effects of economic crises.

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“…It does not mean that voluntary associations cannot facilitate political participation in Korea. Many studies confirm that members in voluntary associations exhibit more political activity than do nonmembers in Korea (Kim, 1980;Lee, 2006;McDonough, Shin, & Moise´s, 1998;Park & Shin, 2005). Instead, it does indicate that voluntary associations may not function as a political equalizer because certain critical factors, "civic resources" or "politically desirable traits," especially civic virtue and social trust or what Tocqueville calls "habits of the heart" cannot be cultivated through associational activities.…”

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“…Compared to those in the United States, interpersonal ties formed through associational membership in Korea are more likely to be homogeneous, dense, and like-minded. It is because most voluntary associations are built around such primordial affinities as kinship, place of birth, and old boys networks (Chang, 1991;McDonough et al, 1998). In such circumstances, the association members will hardly be equipped with civic resources (Park & Shin, 2005).…”

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Voluntary Associations, Social Inequality, and Participatory Democracy in the United States and Korea

Kim¹

Research in Urban Policy

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Democratization and Participation: Comparing Spain, Brazil, and Korea

Cited by 47 publications

References 73 publications

Religion and Civic Culture: A Cross‐National Study of Voluntary Association Membership

Religion and Civic Culture: A Cross‐National Study of Voluntary Association Membership

‘Homework’ and transnational adoption screening in Spain: the co‐production of home and family

Voluntary Associations, Social Inequality, and Participatory Democracy in the United States and Korea

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