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Tappar unga vuxna tilltron? En kvantitativ studie om utvecklingen av unga svenskars sociala tillit mellan 1996-2016

Älverbrandt, Marcus LU (2019) STVK02 20191
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This essay examines the development of social trust among Swedish youth between the period of 1996-2016. Identifying a lack of research done in the area, targeting trust building of the particular age group, the study aims to cover parts of that gap.
Anchored in the vast literature of social trust established in the recent decades, the study uses Robert Putnam’s theory of social capital and civic engagement and Bo Rothstein’s studies on institutional trust to formulate two separate hypotheses about the reason behind the observed decrease in social trust of the age group.
Analysing data from the national surveys of ’SOM-institutet’ between 1996-2016, the study uses the statistical method of multiple regression analysis to determine the... (More)
This essay examines the development of social trust among Swedish youth between the period of 1996-2016. Identifying a lack of research done in the area, targeting trust building of the particular age group, the study aims to cover parts of that gap.
Anchored in the vast literature of social trust established in the recent decades, the study uses Robert Putnam’s theory of social capital and civic engagement and Bo Rothstein’s studies on institutional trust to formulate two separate hypotheses about the reason behind the observed decrease in social trust of the age group.
Analysing data from the national surveys of ’SOM-institutet’ between 1996-2016, the study uses the statistical method of multiple regression analysis to determine the accuracy of the hypotheses. The results indicate that both civic engagement and institutional trust have positive effects on social trust building among youth. However, the causal effects of the primary variables on the observed trust decrease remain somewhat ambiguous. (Less)
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author
Älverbrandt, Marcus LU
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course
STVK02 20191
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
social tillit, unga vuxna, civilt engagemang, implementerande institutioner
language
Swedish
id
8976013
date added to LUP
2019-09-06 09:02:30
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2019-09-06 09:02:30
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  abstract     = {{This essay examines the development of social trust among Swedish youth between the period of 1996-2016. Identifying a lack of research done in the area, targeting trust building of the particular age group, the study aims to cover parts of that gap. 
Anchored in the vast literature of social trust established in the recent decades, the study uses Robert Putnam’s theory of social capital and civic engagement and Bo Rothstein’s studies on institutional trust to formulate two separate hypotheses about the reason behind the observed decrease in social trust of the age group.
Analysing data from the national surveys of ’SOM-institutet’ between 1996-2016, the study uses the statistical method of multiple regression analysis to determine the accuracy of the hypotheses. The results indicate that both civic engagement and institutional trust have positive effects on social trust building among youth. However, the causal effects of the primary variables on the observed trust decrease remain somewhat ambiguous.}},
  author       = {{Älverbrandt, Marcus}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Tappar unga vuxna tilltron? En kvantitativ studie om utvecklingen av unga svenskars sociala tillit mellan 1996-2016}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}