Religion and trust in Canada

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dc.contributor.authorFairweather, Natasha A.D.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorKazemipur, Abdie
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-15T17:44:41Z
dc.date.available2011-06-15T17:44:41Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionix, 154 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractResearch on social capital during the past two decades has shown that willingness to trust is linked to a host of individual and social outcomes, such as health, education, democracy, and robust economies. In this thesis I examine the ways in which religion may affect attitudes of trust, employing both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Specifically, three aspects of religion have been examined: denominational affiliation, spiritual belief, and the nature of the social interactions of the members of a faith community. Contextual factors relating a particular tradition to the broader society have also been included in the analysis. My findings suggest that although there is scant evidence to the effect of theology on trust, a much stronger influence on trust comes from the nature of social interactions (in the form of community‐building) and contextual factors (i.e., having a history of discrimination or being a resident of Quebec).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/1294
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Sociology, c2009en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Sociologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectTrust -- Religious aspectsen_US
dc.subjectTrust -- Social aspectsen_US
dc.subjectTrust -- Canadaen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleReligion and trust in Canadaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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