NCJ Number
224784
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 36 Issue: 5 Dated: September/October 2008 Pages: 403-415
Date Published
September 2008
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This study explored the association between a number of social capital measures and cheating, alcohol use, political violence, and other kinds of violence using a self-reported survey through a sample of Turkish university students.
Abstract
Findings from the study indicate that most social capital measures were not consistently significant and that social capital had both negative and positive aspects. Social capital deprivation, a ‘new’ concept, was for the first time used and tested; it had a positive impact on deviant behavior. Social capital has been defined as features of social organization, such as trust, norms, and networks that could improve the efficiency of society by facilitating coordinated actions. There have been few studies on the link between social capital and social deviance or crime at the individual level. The objective of this study was to explore the link between social capital and cheating, alcohol use, and violence using a self-reported survey involving a sample of 974 Turkish university students. The comprehensive measures of social capital included both parental social capital and youth social capital. Tables, notes, and references