464 KB55 KB198420242014Iglič, Hajdejaletnik:30številka:77str. 7-26ISSN:0352-3608COBISSID:33074013URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-LZRQOOV1enFakulteta za družbene vedeSlovensko sociološko društvoDružboslovne razpraveDružbena omrežjadržava blaginjeEconomic crisesEkonomske krizeSocial capital (Sociology)Social networksSocialni kapital (Sociologija)TrustZaupanjeThe crumbling or strengthening of social capital?| the economic crisis' impact on social networks and interpersonal trust in Slovenia|The economic crisis is bringing uncertainty, change, worries and distress into the everyday lives of people, which has an effect on the level and form of social capital. The literature offers two opposing arguments regarding the impact of shocks and material uncertainty on social capital. The first one emphasises the instrumental nature of interpersonal relations and claims that the increased need for mutual help and support that arises during crisis periods strengthens social networks. In contrast, the second argument brings forward the problem of a social networks overload, which threatens to break them up during crises. More importantly, interpersonal dependence can lead to the closing off of social responsibility and solidarity into narrow family networks, thus reducing social capital among social groups and in society in general. In this paper, we empirically confront these two arguments in the context of the economic crisis of 2008 in Slovenia. We compare the characteristics of social networks and interpersonal trust before the crisis with those measured several years after it beganEkonomska kriza vnaša v vsakdanje življenje ljudi spremembe, negotovost in skrbi, kar vpliva na njihov socialni kapital. V literaturi zasledimo dva nasprotujoča si argumenta o vplivu kriznih dogodkov in materialne negotovosti na socialni kapital. Prvi poudarja instrumentalno naravo medosebnih odnosov in pomen osebne odvisnosti za razvoj družbene odgovornosti. Trdi, da povečana potreba po socialni opori, ki se pojavi v času krize, krepi socialna omrežja. V skladu z drugim argumentom pa medosebna odvisnost vodi v zapiranje družbene odgovornosti in solidarnosti v ozka družinska in sorodstvena omrežja, s čimer se krha socialni kapital med družbenimi skupinami in v družbi na splošno. Še dodatno lahko prevelika obremenjenost družinskih omrežij pripelje do njihovega razpada. Veljavnost obeh argumentov preverjamo s kvantitativno analizo podatkov o stanju socialnega kapitala v Sloveniji v času pred krizo in nekaj let po začetku krizeTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaSlovensko sociološko društvo