Social Capital, Urban Settings and Demographic Behavior in Latin America
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2006
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Rosero Bixby, Luis
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Basándose en muestras probabilísticas
de 12.000 adultos de ocho pa
íses latinoamericanos, se estudian
dos dimensiones del capital social
–(1) participación comunitaria y (2) confianza en los vecinos– y su
relación con urbanización, fecundidad, emigración y cri
men. El objetivo es determinar el grado en que
el capital social explica el comportamiento de
mográfico diferenciado que presentan las poblaciones
urbanas. Los datos muestran que capital social clar
amente disminuye con la urbanización, aunque los
pobres de las ciudades exhiben una participación co
munitaria algo mayor. Se observa una clara
gradiente de mayor crimen y menor capital social as
ociados a urbanización. La relación de capital
social con fecundidad y emigración es menos clara y
con frecuencia restringida a ciertas subpoblaciones.
Los pobres de las ciudades no muestran un comportamien
to demográfico significa
tivamente distinto de
lo esperado dadas sus características composicionales y espaciales
Based on probabilistic samples of 12,000 adults in eight Latin American countries, this article studies two dimensions of social capital—(1) community participation and (2) trust in neighbors— and their relation with urbanization, fertility, out-migration, and crime. Its purpose is to determine whether social capital explains some of the differential demographic behavior of urban populations. The data show that social capital clearly declines with urbanization, although the urban-poor show a bit higher community participation. There is a clear gradient of increased crime and reduced social capital related to urbanization. The relationship between social capital and fertility and migration is less clear and often restricted to certain sub-populations. The urban-poor do not exhibit demographic behavior significantly different than the expected given its compositional and spatial characteristics.
Based on probabilistic samples of 12,000 adults in eight Latin American countries, this article studies two dimensions of social capital—(1) community participation and (2) trust in neighbors— and their relation with urbanization, fertility, out-migration, and crime. Its purpose is to determine whether social capital explains some of the differential demographic behavior of urban populations. The data show that social capital clearly declines with urbanization, although the urban-poor show a bit higher community participation. There is a clear gradient of increased crime and reduced social capital related to urbanization. The relationship between social capital and fertility and migration is less clear and often restricted to certain sub-populations. The urban-poor do not exhibit demographic behavior significantly different than the expected given its compositional and spatial characteristics.
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Social Capital, Latin America, Urbanization, Out-migration, Fertility, Crime
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https://muse.jhu.edu/article/207297/pdf