Społeczeństwo rodzin czy obywateli - kapitał społeczny Polaków okresu transformacji
A Society of Families or a Society of Citizens: Pole's Social Capital in the Transformation Period

Summary/Abstract: This is an attempt to show how social capital has been evolving in Poland during the transformation period. Theoretical considerations presented in the first part of the text aim to distinguish two forms of capital: "familial", where the intrinsic trust and social networks are limited to family and friends, and "associative", rooted in the network of non-government organisations and "generalised" trust. The crucial question is as follows: what forms of social capital, indicated and discussed in the theoretical section, are emerging at the time of systemic transformation? In the analysis of the changes taking place in Polish society in this respect, the following indicators of social capital are considered: type and intensity of family contacts, association activity, the level of trust granted to various public institutions as compared with trust granted to family and friends. The analysis is based on the results of Polish national surveys and qualitative studies of local communities, investigating the presented aspects of social life.

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