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Title: | The Effect of Trust and Sense of belonging on Civic participation: a Comparative study between Korea and Canada |
Other Titles: | Comparing Civic participation Between Korea and Canada |
Authors: | Kim, Jieun |
Advisor: | Cyril, Levitt |
Department: | Sociology |
Keywords: | civic participation;trust;sense of belonging;Korea |
Publication Date: | 2021 |
Abstract: | This research examines the difference in civic participation between Korean and Canadian citizens in two categories – social engagement (participation in general social groups) and political activity by using the Korea Social Integration Survey (SIS) and the Canadian General Social Survey (GSS). According to the results of this study, Canadians show higher social engagement than Koreans, while Koreans exhibit higher political activity, showing higher combined civic participation between individual citizens. This heightened civic participation by Koreans also reflects a stronger sense of collectivism. The results of the analysis on the effect of civic participation for each country show that, in Korea, both trust and sense of belonging were positively associated while in Canada, trust was negatively associated, and sense of belonging more positively associated than in Korea. The difference between the two countries can be attributed to the negative association found in institutional confidence as well. In Canada, active participation in politics implies that civic participation is part of more forward-looking action that shows greater individual preference and intention in comparison to civic participation of Korean citizens influenced more by collectivism. As such, this research implies that Korea needs to enhance individual civic identity in order to overcome collectivism. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/26308 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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