POLS 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Internet Activism, Social Capital, Canadian Jewish Congress
2 Apr 2016
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60% belong to interest groups include trade unions, religious interests groups etc. Reason: because we have become more materialistic- a lot of interests groups like unions, focus on post- materialist society. Volunteering- used to be very low before 1999, mandatory volunteer hours to graduate. Social capital- putnam- bowling alone popularized social capital. Ability of people to enter into social organization for a mutual benefit and trust in turn spreads. Social networks that benefits mutual interest and trust and expands to all levels of organization. It will cut that persons chances of dying into half- creates a lot of happiness. In his book- divides it into two: Bridging- you are interacting with other diverse groups ex member of canadian jewish committee and bridge with the muslim committee. Stop tuition increase in quebec- biggest public protest in north america- millions of people to protest- physical mobilization. The increasing influence of social networking sites.
