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Civic Voluntarism and the Path to Social Network Diversification
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Civic Voluntarism and the Path to Social Network Diversification
N. Alexander Aguado
## email not listed ##
Assistant Professor
Department of History and Political Science
The University of North Alabama
UNA BOX 5138
Florence, AL 35632
(256)765-4916
Alexis de Tocqueville (1839) once commented that “association draws a number of individuals at the same time out of their own circle: however they may be naturally kept asunder by age, mind, and fortune, it places them nearer together and brings them into contact. Once met, they can always meet again” (95). This works seeks to test Tocqueville’s hypotheses but goes one step further by asking whether or not social network diversity is compromised vis-à-vis group membership. Using the “Social Capital Benchmark Survey, 2000,” I examine the relationship between group membership and four measures of diversity. I find that membership in civic organizations has a positive impact on social network diversity. Those who belong to several overlapping groups have a larger or more probable chance of having a more diverse social network. Some groups, independently, have a negative relationship with social network diversity, consistent with the homophily principle. This paper was prepared for presentation at the Southwest Political Science Association Meeting
in New Orleans, Louisiana held March 23-26, 2005.
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Civic Voluntarism and the Path to Social Network Diversification
N. Alexander Aguado
## email not listed ##
Assistant Professor
Department of History and Political Science
The University of North Alabama
UNA BOX 5138
Florence, AL 35632
(256)765-4916
Alexis de Tocqueville (1839) once commented that “association draws a number of individuals
at the same time out of their own circle: however they may be naturally kept asunder by age,
mind, and fortune, it places them nearer together and brings them into contact. Once met, they
can always meet again” (95). This works seeks to test Tocqueville’s hypotheses but goes one
step further by asking whether or not social network diversity is compromised vis-à-vis group
membership. Using the “Social Capital Benchmark Survey, 2000,” I examine the relationship
between group membership and four measures of diversity. I find that membership in civic
organizations has a positive impact on social network diversity. Those who belong to several
overlapping groups have a larger or more probable chance of having a more diverse social
network. Some groups, independently, have a negative relationship with social network
diversity, consistent with the homophily principle.
This paper was prepared for presentation at the Southwest Political Science Association Meeting
in New Orleans, Louisiana held March 23-26, 2005.
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