The Role of Social Capital Theory in the Development of Effective Religious Volunteerism

Author(s)

Don A. Wicks
Darin S. Freeburg, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow

Document Type

Poster

Abstract

This study considers the impact of church involvement on social capital (SC) levels, and the impact of these levels on church volunteerism. SC theory suggests that relationships are established with a purpose in mind and that the aim of the individual is to use these relationships in a beneficial way. This theory drives the research hypotheses and findings of the study. It is hypothesized that church involvement has a positive correlation with higher levels of SC, and that SC has a positive correlation with volunteerism. SC, therefore, is seen as a mediating variable linking increased church involvement with increased volunteerism.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.29173/cais699

Publication Info

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS/Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI, 2012.

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APA Citation

Wicks, D. A., & Freeburg, D. (2012). The Role of social capital theory in the development of effective religious volunteerism. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS/Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI. https://doi.org/10.29173/cais699