测量西部城乡居民的社会资本

本文以对西部城乡居民社会资本的测量为例,具体说明了如何在经验社会调查中测量复杂的社会概念。社会资本的定义有宏观和微观层次之分,因此在测量时必须根据不同层次的定义采取相应的测量方法。在调查中我们对微观社会资本的测量通过“位置生成”的“节日交往网络”,测量了个人的网络规模、网络密度和网络资源;而对宏观社会资本的测量则使用了信任量表和参与量表,测量了个人对制度、陌生人和熟人的信任,以及对社会组织和活动的参与情况。

Measuring The Micro And Macro Social Capital Of Western Region Dwellers

Taking the measurement of social capital of urban and rural dwellers in a survey in China's western region,the paper illustrated in details how to measure a complex social concept in empirical social studies.As the concept of social capital consist of both macro and micro levels,different measuring indicators should be used according to the level of conception.In our survey,micro social capital is measured by the "festival network" generated by "position generator",while the macro social capital is measured by the levels of trust and participation of the dwellers.