Poster Session

Diversity, Trust and Social Capital: Examining Community Level Relationships

Diversity, Trust and Social Capital: Examining Community Level Relationships

Sharon Hakim, M.A. and Gregory Meissen, Ph.D.
Wichita State University

Within a community, as levels of ethnic diversity increase, both in- and out-group trust will decrease. This decrease in trust will result in decreased social capital at the community level.

Author(s)

Sharon Hakim, M.A. and Gregory Meissen, Ph.D., Wichita State University

Sharon Hakim is a doctoral student, and Gregory Meissen is on the faculty at Wichita State University.