Civic Opportunities in Associations: Interpersonal Interaction, Governance Experience and Institutional Relationships

Autor/in	Baggetta, Matthew
Titel	Civic Opportunities in Associations: Interpersonal Interaction, Governance Experience and Institutional Relationships
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 88 (2009) 1, S.175-199 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	Democracy; Citizen Participation; Organizations (Groups); Opportunities; Interaction; Citizenship Education; Governance; Singing; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demokratie; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Möglichkeit; Interaktion; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Gesang; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Following Tocqueville, many scholars consider associations "schools of democracy" because members can develop civic capacities within them. This article identifies the distribution of civic development opportunities across civic sectors (e.g., politics, service, recreation), focusing on understudied apolitical groups. New data is introduced on a set of often referenced, but rarely studied, associations: choral societies. Choruses are shown to offer numerous opportunities for interpersonal interaction, governance experience and institutional relationships. Data are compared to opportunities offered by associations in other civic sectors. Apolitical arts associations are found to provide as many or more opportunities for individual civic development than their politically- and service-oriented counterparts suggesting their potential for shrinking the political communication gap between naturally politically interested and disinterested citizens. (Contains 1 figure, 2 tables and 10 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10