Hodgkin Suzanne
Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria, Australia.
Australas J Ageing. 2012 Mar;31(1):34-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00528.x. Epub 2011 Jul 3.
To explore and compare older people's contributions to social capital in a large rural community.
Data were collected from a large representative sample (n= 1431), through a social capital questionnaire. The survey was cross-sectional and measured frequency of participation across different age cohorts in informal social activities, group activities and community and civic activities.
Age and life stage pattern proved to be a factor in determining the types of activities people were involved in. While younger people were more involved in social participation that involved public places or group and sporting events, older people, particularly those in the retirement age group of 60-69 were more involved in community and civic activities.
Older people living in non-metropolitan areas are not only recipients of social capital. Their considerable involvement in volunteer groups, service clubs, church groups and local government demonstrates significant involvement in civic and community life.
探讨并比较大型农村社区中老年人对社会资本的贡献。
通过社会资本问卷从一个具有广泛代表性的大样本（n = 1431）中收集数据。该调查为横断面研究，测量了不同年龄组参与非正式社交活动、团体活动以及社区和公民活动的频率。
年龄和生活阶段模式被证明是决定人们参与活动类型的一个因素。年轻人更多地参与涉及公共场所、团体和体育赛事的社会参与活动，而老年人，特别是60 - 69岁退休年龄组的老年人，则更多地参与社区和公民活动。
生活在非都市地区的老年人不仅是社会资本的接受者。他们大量参与志愿者团体、服务俱乐部、教会团体和地方政府活动，表明他们在公民和社区生活中有着显著的参与度。
