Trends in Voluntary Association Memberships of American Adults: Replication Based on Secondary Analysis of National Sample Surveys

Hyman, Herbert H.; Wright, Charles R.

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“…The current study found whites to have the greatest participation in community organizations, followed by black respondents. The findings are congruent with previous studies showing greater rates of participation among whites as compared to blacks (Hyman & Wright, 1971). Similar to the lower rates reported among Latinos in previous studies (Williams et al, 1973), the current study indicated Latinos had the lowest rates of community integration.…”

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Coping with Economic Stress: A Test of Deterioration and Stress-Suppressing Models

Bartholomae¹

2017

Journal of Financial Therapy

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Coping with Economic Stress: A Test of Deterioration and Stress-Suppressing Models

Bartholomae¹

2017

Journal of Financial Therapy

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“…The most frequently used strategy considers either who belongs to an organization (cf. Curtis, 1971;Hyman and Wright, 1971) or the number of organizations belonged to (cf. Knoke and Thomsen, 1977;Klobus-Edwards et al, 1978;Edwards and White, 1980), without reference to the kind of association it is.…”

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The Multidimensionality of Joining

Williams

Ortega

1986

Journal of Voluntary Action Research

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By focusing on membership in voluntary associations in general, the question of whether correlates of affiliation vary by organizational type tends to have been neglected. This is a significant omission from the standpoint of describing the characteristics of "joiners." Additionally, most of what we know about the reasons for belonging has been inferred from observations of who joins. In this study, nine frequently identified correlates of voluntary association membership were examined in relation to five different types of organizations. Only two, education and race, were found to be related to all types. Thus, results indicate that affiliation is not a unidimensional process and memberships in different types of associations are not interchangeable.

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“…Almost every study on voluntary association participation finds a positive relationship with the level of education (Babchuk & Edwards 1965;Bekkers 2005;Brady et al 1999;Brown & Ferris 2007;Curtis et al 2001;Egerton 2002;Erlinghagen & Hank 2006;Hauser 2000;Hyman & Wright 1971;Putnam 2000;Reissman 1954;Rotolo 1999;Rotolo & Wilson 2007;Schofer & Fourcade-Gourinchas 2001;Scott 1957;Verba et al 1995;Wilson & Musick 1997a;1997b;1998;Wollebaek & Selle 2002;Wright & Hyman 1958). Higher educated persons are more likely to be members of voluntary associations, are more likely to attend meetings, are more likely to volunteer, and are more likely to donate money.…”

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Education and Voluntary Association Participation: Evidence for Selection and Causation

Bekkers

2016

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We study the relationship of education and participation in voluntary associations throughout the life course, using retrospective data from the Netherlands (covering the period 1932-2000) and prospective panel data from Wisconsin (1957Wisconsin ( -2003. In both datasets, we find that those who will eventually achieve a higher level of education are already more likely to participate in voluntary associations before they have completed their educational career. This implies that the relationship between education and participation in voluntary associations is partly due to selection effects. However, both datasets also reveal that increases in education are associated with increases in voluntary associations memberships, suggesting causative effects of education. The Dutch data reveal no causative effect of education on volunteering if selection into membership is taken into account. Acknowledgements

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Trends in Voluntary Association Memberships of American Adults: Replication Based on Secondary Analysis of National Sample Surveys

Cited by 124 publications

References 16 publications

Coping with Economic Stress: A Test of Deterioration and Stress-Suppressing Models

Coping with Economic Stress: A Test of Deterioration and Stress-Suppressing Models

The Multidimensionality of Joining

Education and Voluntary Association Participation: Evidence for Selection and Causation

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