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标题：The Bridging Activity of Multiracial Congregations
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作者：Edward C. Polson ; Edward C. Polson ; Rachel Gillespie 等
期刊名称：Religions
电子版ISSN：2077-1444
出版年度：2019
卷号：10
期号：3
页码：204
DOI：10.3390/rel10030204
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：The growing diversity of U.S. communities has led scholars to explore how racial/ethnic diversity effects social capital, civic engagement, and social trust. Less is known about the relationship between diversity and the work of community-based organizations (CBOs). In this study, we examine how the racial/ethnic composition of one ubiquitous type of CBO, religious congregations, is related to measures of organizational bridging social capital. Analyzing data collected through a census of congregations in one Midwestern county, we explore the relationship between racial/ethnic diversity and the bridging activity of religious congregations. We find that multiracial congregations are more likely to be involved with externally focused service programs, tend to support a larger number of programs, and report more interorganizational collaborators than other congregations. Our findings suggest that multiracial congregations can provide a valuable resource for increasingly diverse communities and civil society.
关键词：multiracial congregations; civil society; civic engagement; social capital; community-based organizations multiracial congregations ; civil society ; civic engagement ; social capital ; community-based organizations