Naslov
Religiosity and Social Capital in Mediterranean and Continental Croatia

Autori
Tomić-Koludrović, Inga ; Petrić, Mirko ; Užarević, Filip

Izvornik
Sociologija i prostor (1846-5226) 60 (2022), 2; 245-261

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
social capital, networks of reliance, trust, religiosity, regional distribution, Croatia

Sažetak
This article attempts to assess differences in social capital of religious and nonreligious respondents in Mediterranean and Continental Croatia, based on the results of a 2018 nationally representative survey. The approach to analysis is based primarily on Bourdieu’s concept of social capital, but in addition to “structural” (networks of relationships and reliance), it also includes “cultural” (different forms of trust) indicators. The results of the analysis reveal that religiosity of the respondents and the types of their social capital are differently distributed in Mediterranean and Continental Croatia, as well as in the capital city of Zagreb, which was analysed separately, since previous research suggested that numerous indicators for that city differ significantly from those of the general sample. The analysis also revealed differences in the levels of “generalized trust” and trust in institutions, which were included to complement insights gained by the application of Bourdieu’s (structural) analytical categories. The religiosity of the respondents has been shown to be related to their social capital in all the analysed geographical regions (both in its “structural” and “cultural” aspects), yet in somewhat different ways. These differences can be partly explained by different histories of the interpenetration of religiosity and culture in different regions. However, the results suggest that the position of the respondents in the space of social inequalities should also be further researched.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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