Social Networks, Recruitment, and Volunteering: Are Social Capital Effects Conditional on Recruitment?

Paik, Anthony; Navarre-Jackson, Layana

doi:10.1177/0899764009354647

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“…Since there might be greater expectations and obligations to recruiters who are strong ties, individuals may be subject to more social pressure to agree to participate if asked by them (Paik and Navarre-Jackson, 2011). Given this, we expect recruitment attempts to occur more often between close ties who have a particularly strong connection (c.f.…”

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It takes two: A dyadic model of recruitment to civic activity

Beyerlein

Bergstrand

2016

Social Science Research

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a b s t r a c tWhy are some people, but not others, asked to engage in civic activity? Rather than focus on the personal traits of either potential recruits or recruiters for this initial stage of recruitment, we develop and test a theoretical framework that emphasizes the importance of shared relationships and characteristics between those doing the recruiting and those being recruited. Specifically, the nature of interactions, overlapping community and associational space, status and value homophily, and strength and intimacy are assessed to explain differential recruitment among people's closest ties. Furthermore, unlike previous studies, we do so across three different forms of civic activitydblood donation, volunteer work, and political activismdallowing us to identify larger patterns in civic solicitation. Results from multilevel analyses of dyads reorganized from ego-centric data of U.S. adults show that while certain personal traits of egos and alters remain significant, attributes of the dyad are equally, if not more, consequential for explaining variation in who gets asked to participate in civic activity. Importantly, while certain dyadic characteristicsdsuch as romantic partnershipsdpromote recruitment to all three forms of civic activity, the effects of othersdsuch as sex homophilydare unique to specific forms. Broadly speaking, our results indicate that some types of dyadic characteristics are more powerful than others and that there are important differences in how particular dimensions of social connections shape recruitment efforts across the specific activities of donating blood, volunteering time, and engaging in political activism.

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It takes two: A dyadic model of recruitment to civic activity

Beyerlein

Bergstrand

2016

Social Science Research

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“…Scholars argue that the scope of organizational involvement, which is measured by the number of affiliations to which one belongs, is important in fostering political participation (Hooghe 2003;Leighley 1996;Lim 2008;Mutz 2002;Paik and Navarre-Jackson 2010;Paxton 2002Paxton 2007. They believe that multiple affiliations in civic associations provide non-redundant information, cultivate shared identification and trust, and convey a sense of cooperation and efficacy.…”

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How do Civic Associations Foster Political Participation? The Role of Scope and Intensity of Organizational Involvement

Zhang

2016

Nonprofit Policy Forum

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This paper investigates factors associated with individuals' decisions in engaging in various modes of political participation, including voting, formal and informal political activities. Two aspects of civic association involvement are highlighted: scope and intensity. Using data from the U.S. Citizenship, Involvement, and Democracy Survey in 2006, we find that one's memberships in civic associations only explain one's participation in formal political activities, but the intensity of involvement, measured by the number of activities one performs at one's most active voluntary association, is positively associated with both formal and informal participation modes. Neither the scope nor the intensity explains voting behavior. The study suggests ways to promote the development of civic associations and enhance democracy.

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“…At the individual level, the role of religious life in fostering social and political participation can be understood in the following ways. Church involvement helps generate social capital (Putnam, 1993) in the form of dense social networks, norms of generalized reciprocity, and generalized trust (e.g., Campbell & Yonish, 2003;Jones, 2006;Paik & Navarre-Jackson, 2011;Park & Smith, 2000;Smidt, 1999;Wilson & Musick, 1997). The social networks accessed through their churches might draw individuals in public affairs.…”

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“…In other words, do one's particular religious tradition and religious attendance have a stronger impact on some types of volunteer work than others? Paik and Navarre- Jackson (2011) summarize the literature as suggesting that frequency of church attendance is related to volunteering for specifically religious causes whereas participation in church-based activities, organizations, and social networks is more predictive of volunteering for nonreligious causes. In turn, we specifically aim to answer the following question: do religious traditions and religious attendance vary in their influence on an individual's likelihood of volunteering for social change?…”

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“…Prior research generally shows that religion as a form of cultural and social capital promotes volunteering (Borgonovi, 2008;Paik & Navarre-Jackson, 2011;Park & Smith, 2000;Wilson & Musick, 1997). In a recent methodological paper, Cnaan, Jones, Dickin, and Salomon (2011) provide quantification of the oft-cited idea that faith-based organizations are a primary avenue for volunteering.…”

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Religious Affiliation, Religious Attendance, and Participation in Social Change Organizations

Guo

Webb

Abzug

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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How does religion affect an individual’s likelihood of volunteering for social change causes? This study reports on findings from an analysis of the 2005 wave of the COPPS supplement to the PSID to examine the effects of religious tradition (affiliation) and religious attendance (religiosity) on social change volunteering. We find that adherents to the more liberal Christian denominations—mainline Protestant and Catholic—are more likely to volunteer with social change organizations than are Evangelicals. We also find that adherents to other minority religions such as Judaism and Buddhism and individuals with no religious belief are all more likely to volunteer with social change organizations than are Evangelicals. We find a positive and significant relationship between religious attendance and social change volunteering, but find little difference in the effect of religious attendance on social change volunteering between Evangelicals and other religious traditions (except for Catholics).

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Social Networks, Recruitment, and Volunteering: Are Social Capital Effects Conditional on Recruitment?

Cited by 100 publications

References 49 publications

It takes two: A dyadic model of recruitment to civic activity

It takes two: A dyadic model of recruitment to civic activity

How do Civic Associations Foster Political Participation? The Role of Scope and Intensity of Organizational Involvement

Religious Affiliation, Religious Attendance, and Participation in Social Change Organizations

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