Study on leisure activity of youth based on social capita theory

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23530653
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Tokyo Gakugei University
• Principal Investigator: ASANO Tomohiko 東京学芸大学, 教育学部, 教授 (00262220)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): IWATA Kou 桃山学院大学, 社会学部, 准教授 (60441101) ; HABUCHI Ihiyo 弘前大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (70333474) ; TSUJI Izumi 中央大学, 文学部, 准教授 (00368846)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Keywords: 社会関係資本論 / 若者 / 市民参加 / 政治参加 / 社会参加 / 趣味活動 / 余暇活動

Research Abstract

This study examines the relationship between leisure-activity related network / groups and social / political participation, based on the framework of social capital theory. I conducted a web based survey whose respondents are from 20 to 39 years old and live in Tokyo. Data collected are put into bi-variate and multi-variate analysis. Dependent variables include those related to social / political participation and independent variables include those related to leisure-activity related network / groups. As results of analysis, the positive relationship between those two groups of variables was found.