Attitudes Towards the Welfare State and Associational Involvement in Europe. Comparative Analysis
Attitudes Towards the Welfare State and Associational Involvement in Europe. Comparative Analysis
Author(s): Tomasz Masłyk, Tomasz PirógSubject(s): Sociology
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne
Keywords: associational activity; crowding out; social capital; governance; social state
Summary/Abstract: This paper examines a hypothesis that there is a negative correlation between the activity in socialorganizations and the support for the welfare state. The hypothesis was inspired by the study showing a reinforcingeffect of welfare spending on social capital indicators and a negative substitution effect on informal solidarity (vanOorschot, Arts and Halman 2005). The analysis was performed using data from the 2008/2016 European SocialSurvey, taking into consideration additional sociodemographic variables. The results revealed a lack of correlationbetween the associational activity and the support for the welfare state, and a relatively coherent pattern of impactof the control variables on associational activity.
Journal: Polish Sociological Review
- Issue Year: 212/2020
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 445-460
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English