Participation of Blacks, Puerto Ricans, and Whites in Voluntary Associations: A Test of Current Theories

Cohen, Steven M.; Kapsis, Robert E.

doi:10.1093/sf/56.4.1053

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“…Are African Americans less supportive of organ donation per se , or do the lower rates of donation reflect less interest in charitable activities? The latter seems unlikely because, in other aspects of life, African Americans of all socioeconomic levels are more likely to respond as volunteers or give to charities 26,27 . This suggests that lower donor rates are probably not due to a lack of altruism.…”

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confidence: 99%

Racial Disparities in Preferences and Perceptions Regarding Organ Donation

2006

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OBJECTIVES:To identify reasons for lower organ donation rates by African Americans, we examined knowledge and attitudes about brain death, donation, and transplantation and trust in the health care system.METHODS: Data were collected from 1,283 subjects in Ohio using a random digit dial telephone survey. Items were developed based on focus group results. Willingness-to-donate indicators included a signed donor card and willingness to donate one's own and a loved one's organs. RESULTS:Compared with whites, African-Americans had lower rates of signing a donor card (39.1% vs 64.9%, Po.001), and willingness to donate their own organs (72.6% vs 88.3%, Po.001) or a loved one's organs (53.0% vs 66.2%, Po.001). African Americans had lower scores on the Trust in the Health Care System scale (mean scores AE SD, 9.43 AE 3.05 vs 9.93 AE 2.88, Po.01) and were more likely to agree that ''if doctors know I am an organ donor, they won't try to save my life'' (38.6% vs 25.9%, Po.001), the rich or famous are more likely to get a transplant (81.9% vs 75.7%, Po.05), and less likely to agree that doctors can be trusted to pronounce death (68.2% vs 82.9, Po.001). African Americans were also more likely to agree that families should receive money for donating organs (45.6% vs 28.0%, Po.001) and funeral expenses (63.1% vs 46.6%, Po.001).CONCLUSIONS: African Americans reported greater mistrust in the equity of the donation system and were more favorable about providing tangible benefits to donor families than white respondents.

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2006

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“…being involved in party campaigns), there is less clear evidence that low‐initiative activities are similarly affected (Guterbock and London, 1983; Pie‐te Lien, 1994). Indeed an alternative interpretation is that group consciousness may cause alienation and inhibited activity and thus be associated with our alternative hypothesis described below (Cohen and Kapsis, 1978). Notwithstanding this, it is plausible, as Schlichting et al.…”

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confidence: 89%

Mobilisation or Marginalisation? Neighbourhood Effects on Muslim Electoral Registration in Britain in 2001

Fieldhouse

Cutts

2007

Political Studies

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Competing theories of political participation predict varying levels of engagement among minority groups according to the composition of the locality. For example, some previous research has shown that electoral turnout among minority groups tends to be higher in areas where those groups are concentrated. However, there has been little or no similar evidence pertaining to electoral registration. Using data from the 2001 general election in England and Wales we find that Muslim registration levels are higher in predominantly Muslim areas, giving credence to the argument that minority electors are mobilised through social connectedness and community networks, rather than marginalised through deprivation and segregation.

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“…Hinsichtlich der soziodemographischen Merkmale zeigen empirische Studien eine deutlich schwächere soziale Partizipation von Frauen (Cohen und Kapsis 1978;Freitag 2001;Richter 1985;Smith 1957). Dies wird bisweilen auf deren ungenügende Arbeitsmarktintegration zurückgeführt (Zimmer 1996: 110).…”

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Individuelle und kontextuelle Determinanten der Teilhabe an Sozialkapital

Bühlmann¹,

Freitag

2004

Koelner Z.Soziol.u.Soz.Psychol

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Zusammenfassung: In diesem Beitrag fragen wir nach Bedingungen, welche die Beteiligung in Freiwilligenorganisationen als Horte sozialen Kapitals beeinflussen. Neben individuellen Merkmalen stehen dabei vor allem die politischen, gesellschaftlichen und ökonomischen Rahmenbedingungen individueller Wahlhandlungen im Mittelpunkt des analytischen Interesses. Die Einflüsse der Individual-und der Kontextebene werden simultan in unterschiedlichen Mehrebenenmodellen geschätzt. Es wird deutlich, dass sich Mitgliedschaften in Vereinigungen nicht allein auf individuelle Eigenschaften, wie ein ausgeprägtes Vertrauen in andere Menschen, einen hohen Bildungsgrad, eine starke Kirchenbindung, eine innige Verbundenheit mit der Nachbarschaft, ein mittleres Alter oder das männliche Geschlecht zurückführen lassen. Darüber hinaus erleichtern zudem ein katholisches Umfeld sowie insbesondere direktdemokratische Beteiligungsmöglichkeiten das Engagement in Freiwilligenorganisationen.

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Participation of Blacks, Puerto Ricans, and Whites in Voluntary Associations: A Test of Current Theories

Cited by 24 publications

References 9 publications

Racial Disparities in Preferences and Perceptions Regarding Organ Donation

Racial Disparities in Preferences and Perceptions Regarding Organ Donation

Mobilisation or Marginalisation? Neighbourhood Effects on Muslim Electoral Registration in Britain in 2001

Individuelle und kontextuelle Determinanten der Teilhabe an Sozialkapital

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