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Kriminalitetens effekt på tillit: En kvantitativ studie av hur upplevd oro och utsatthet för brott påverkar individers tillit
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Political, Historical, Religious and Cultural Studies (from 2013).
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
How crime affects trust : A quantitative study of how perceived fear and victimization of crime influences individuals trust (English)
Abstract [en]

This thesis examines how individuals' social capital is affected by the ongoing crime in society. The purpose of this thesis is to explain how two factors of crime influences individuals' social capital through examining both fear of crime and individuals who have been victims of crime. Fear of crime is measured by both fear of crime in the society in general and the individual's fear of possibly being a victim of crime. Further the thesis examines how social capital can be affected by individuals who are directly victims of crime or have a close relative that's been exposed to crime throughout the last three years. Social capital can be interpreted in various ways. In this thesis social capital is defined and measured by trust. More thoroughly trust is measured by trust in institutions, participation in different associations and interpersonal trust. The goal is to target a wide concept of trust, and thereby measure one aspect of the fenomen social capital. This thesis utilizes data from SOM-undersökningen 2021 which is carried out by Göteborgs universitet. The results show a decrease in interpersonal trust as well as institutional trust for individuals who possessed a fear of crime as well as victims of crime. Participation in associations is also affected negatively however these results are not significant. 

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2024. , p. 35
Keywords [en]
social capital, crime, trust, interpersonal trust, institutions, associations, victims of crime, fear of crime
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Political Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-100980OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-100980DiVA, id: diva2:1881508
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Political Science
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Political Science (180 ECTS credits)
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Available from: 2024-08-16 Created: 2024-07-03 Last updated: 2026-02-12Bibliographically approved

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