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来源

HOUSING THEORY & SOCIETY,Vol.35,Issue3,P.300-328

语言

英文

关键字

Housing tenure; Social capital; Canada; Community development; Residential stability; UNITED-STATES; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT; URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS; INCOME INEQUALITY; MASS SOCIETY; INNER-CITY; HOMEOWNERSHIP; CANADA; HEALTH

作者单位

[Leviten-Reid, Catherine] Cape Breton Univ, Community Econ Dev Program, Sydney, NS, Canada. [Matthew, Rebecca A.] Univ Georgia, Sch Social Work, Athens, GA USA. Leviten-Reid, C (reprint author), Cape Breton Univ, Community Econ Dev, POB 5300, Sydney, NS B1P 6L2, Canada. E-Mail: catherine_leviten-reid@cbu.ca

摘要

Prior research finds a positive association between social capital and community well-being, ranging from decreased crime to greater local economic development and resiliency. Using a nationally representative sample from Canada, this study explores the specific impact of housing tenure (homeownership vs. renting) on three forms of neighbourhood social capital: bonding (trust, exchanges among neighbours and sense of belonging to one's community), bridging (participation in local organizations) and linking social capital (voting in municipal elections). Findings suggest a positive association between homeownership and forms of bonding social capital and, to a lesser degree, linking social capital, but no clear effect on bridging social capital. Length of residence, having children at home, education, being a visible minority and region also emerged as significant in many models. We argue that exploring further housing stabilization and community-building efforts among rental properties - both public and private - might yield important social capital returns.