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Title: Social-capital formation and American Fraternal Association: New empirical evidence

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2004

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Abstract: Rare membership and lodge data from the late ninteenth-century American fraternal order provide support for the existence of "bridging ties" among its members along class and neighbourhood line, though not across racial or gender lines. Lodge-related political activity centered on issues of exclusivity, such as the desirability of non-English speaking members. The order's system of government was more top-heavy and hierarchical than democratic; decision-making power resided with established members at the organization's national level. Overall, the data paint a picture of an American fraternal lodge unlike that represented in the contemporary literature about social-capital formation in the Golden Age of Fraternity.

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Authors: Kaufman J, Weintraub D.

Periodical (Full): Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Issue: 1

Volume: 35

Pages: 1-36

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

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