91亚色 researchers delve into the trust differences between generations

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TORONTO, June 27, 2022 鈥� A new study by 91亚色 researchers finds the Quiet Revolution in Quebec had a strong influence on how trusting Quebecers are of each other.

Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, and Associate Professor , chair of the Department of Sociology at 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon College, examined the impact of the Quiet Revolution on levels of trust for people born during and after this time.

When the researchers compared the trust levels of those born prior to the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s to those born after 1960, they found a significant difference in social trust levels.

"Older generations of Quebecers socialized prior to the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s are significantly less trusting compared to those born in the province after 1960," says Wu. "Usually, older generations are more trusting than young ones, but in this case it's the opposite."

The Quiet Revolution had a significant impact on culture and religion and diminished the influence of the Catholic church on subsequent generations. This influence is seen in the varying levels of trust between generations.

鈥淭he findings suggest that the modernization and secularization brought on by the Quiet Revolution has generated a long-term positive impact on trust,鈥� says Dawson.

However, when the researchers controlled for religious beliefs and modernization, they discovered younger Quebecers, like their counterparts elsewhere, are actually less trusting than older generations.

Overall, Quebec has been shown to have a consistently low level of social trust. In the 2013 Canadian General Social Survey (CGSS) by Statistics Canada, only 35 per cent of Quebecers said they had trust in most people. In the rest of Canada, 65 per cent had trust in others. For this study, the researchers analyzed data from the CGSS from 2003, 2008 and 2013.

"This general lack of social trust may have been transferred from older generations, from prior to the Quiet Revolution, to subsequent generations," says Dawson, "but there is reason to believe those younger generations are gradually becoming more trusting."

The was published in the journal of Canadian Review of Sociology.

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Les g茅n茅rations pr茅c茅dentes de Qu茅b茅cois font-elles moins confiance aux autres que les g茅n茅rations actuelles?

Des chercheurs et chercheuses de l鈥橴niversit茅 de 91亚色 se penchent sur les diff茅rents niveaux de confiance selon les g茅n茅rations

TORONTO, le 27 juin 2022 - Une nouvelle 茅tude men茅e par des chercheurs de l鈥橴niversit茅 91亚色 r茅v猫le que la R茅volution tranquille au Qu茅bec a eu une forte influence sur la confiance que les Qu茅b茅cois et Qu茅b茅coises ont les uns envers les autres.

Le professeur adjoint de la Facult茅 d鈥檃rts lib茅raux et 茅tudes professionnelles, et le professeur agr茅g茅 directeur du D茅partement de sociologie du Coll猫ge universitaire Glendon, ont examin茅 l鈥檌mpact de la R茅volution tranquille sur les niveaux de confiance des personnes n茅es pendant et apr猫s cette p茅riode.

Lorsque les chercheurs ont compar茅 le niveau de confiance sociale des personnes n茅es avant la R茅volution tranquille des ann茅es 1960 au niveau de celles n茅es apr猫s 1960, ils ont constat茅 une diff茅rence majeure.

芦 Les g茅n茅rations pr茅c茅dentes de Qu茅b茅cois et Qu茅b茅coises socialis茅s avant la R茅volution tranquille des ann茅es 1960 sont nettement moins confiantes que celles n茅es dans la province apr猫s 1960, explique le professeur Wu. Habituellement, les g茅n茅rations pr茅c茅dentes font plus confiance que les g茅n茅rations nouvelles, mais dans ce cas, c鈥檈st le contraire. 禄

La R茅volution tranquille a eu une incidence consid茅rable sur la culture et la religion et a diminu茅 l鈥檌nfluence de l鈥櫭ゞlise catholique sur les g茅n茅rations suivantes. Cette influence se traduit par des niveaux de confiance variables entre les g茅n茅rations.

芦 Les r茅sultats sugg猫rent que la modernisation et la s茅cularisation entra卯n茅es par la R茅volution tranquille ont g茅n茅r茅 des effets positifs 脿 long terme sur la confiance 禄, d茅clare M. Dawson.

Cependant, lorsque les chercheurs ont pris en compte les croyances religieuses et la modernisation, ils ont d茅couvert que les jeunes Qu茅b茅cois, comme leurs homologues d鈥檃illeurs, sont en fait moins confiants que les g茅n茅rations pr茅c茅dentes.

Dans l鈥檈nsemble, il a 茅t茅 d茅montr茅 que le Qu茅bec a un niveau de confiance sociale uniform茅ment faible. Selon l鈥橢nqu锚te sociale g茅n茅rale canadienne (ESGC) r茅alis茅e par Statistique Canada en 2013, 35 % seulement des Qu茅b茅cois avaient confiance en la plupart des gens. Dans le reste du Canada, 65 % avaient confiance en d鈥檃utres personnes. Pour cette 茅tude, les chercheurs ont analys茅 les donn茅es des ESGC de 2003, 2008 et 2013.

芦 Ce manque g茅n茅ral de confiance sociale peut avoir 茅t茅 transmis aux g茅n茅rations suivantes par des g茅n茅rations ant茅rieures 脿 la R茅volution tranquille, d茅clare M. Dawson, mais il y a des raisons de croire que le niveau de confiance des nouvelles g茅n茅rations s鈥檃ccro卯t progressivement. 禄

尝鈥� a 茅t茅 publi茅 dans la revue Canadian Review of Sociology.

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TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2020 鈥� How trusting are you? Your level of trust in strangers often indicates a higher quality of life for you and for the society you live in, but what if you move from a high trust society to a low trust one? New research out of 91亚色 looked at how stable that feeling of trust in strangers is throughout one鈥檚 life.

It turns out, whether you grew up in a low or high trust society, you are more likely to hang on to your predisposition of trust or distrust. With trust comes an expectation of goodwill from strangers.

鈥淵our level of trust stays fairly stable throughout life no matter where you come from or move to,鈥� says Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies.

He looked at how trustful Canadians are as they move about the country.

Most people who have high levels of trust are better off financially, are happier, healthier and tend to live longer, whereas more trusting societies are richer, safer, more cohesive and democratic, Wu says.

Overall, Canada is a trusting country. Those in British Columbia show the highest levels of trust, followed by the prairie region and Ontario. People in Quebec, however, have significantly lower levels of trust than other Canadians, but Wu found when they moved to other regions of the country, their trust in strangers didn鈥檛 change. This holds true for both Quebec migrants and non-migrants.

The opposite was also true. When Canadians from other more trusting provinces moved to Quebec, they remained more trusting.

鈥淭his was especially true when the moves happen as an adult as opposed to making the move when still a child,鈥� says Wu. 鈥淭rust seems to be established early in life so that by the time a person is an adult their level of trust is stable.鈥�

Wu analyzed data from the 2013 and 2014 Canada General Social Survey.

The paper, 鈥�,鈥� is published today in the journal .

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TORONTO, Sept. 10, 2020 鈥� How trusting are you? Your level of trust in strangers often indicates a higher quality of life for you and for the society you live in, but what if you move from a high trust society to a low trust one? New research out of 91亚色 looked at how stable that feeling of trust in strangers is throughout one鈥檚 life.

It turns out, whether you grew up in a low or high trust society, you are more likely to hang on to your predisposition of trust or distrust. With trust comes an expectation of goodwill from strangers.

鈥淵our level of trust stays fairly stable throughout life no matter where you come from or move to,鈥� says Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies.

He looked at how trustful Canadians are as they move about the country.

Most people who have high levels of trust are better off financially, are happier, healthier and tend to live longer, whereas more trusting societies are richer, safer, more cohesive and democratic, Wu says.

Overall, Canada is a trusting country. Those in British Columbia show the highest levels of trust, followed by the prairie region and Ontario. People in Quebec, however, have significantly lower levels of trust than other Canadians, but Wu found when they moved to other regions of the country, their trust in strangers didn鈥檛 change. This holds true for both Quebec migrants and non-migrants.

The opposite was also true. When Canadians from other more trusting provinces moved to Quebec, they remained more trusting.

鈥淭his was especially true when the moves happen as an adult as opposed to making the move when still a child,鈥� says Wu. 鈥淭rust seems to be established early in life so that by the time a person is an adult their level of trust is stable.鈥�

Wu analyzed data from the 2013 and 2014 Canada General Social Survey.

The paper, 鈥�,鈥� is published today in the journal .

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91亚色 champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni. 91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

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TORONTO, Aug. 24, 2020 鈥� Gun violence in the United States disrupts the ability of victims of all ages to trust other people, a ripple effect that is often long lasting and often has a greater impact on Black Americans, says 91亚色 Assistant Professor .

People who have a high degree of trust in others usually believe in the benevolence of human nature, which may explain why some societies function better, are richer, happier and healthier. How crime and violence affected trust levels, however, was unclear. Did it foster further trust and solidarity among community members or erode it?

Wu analyzed data from the U.S. General Social Survey (GSS) and combined it with data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data from the CDC show the extent of the gun violence problem in the U.S. 鈥� about 12,000 Americans were killed annually in the last two decades, 25 times more than in other high-income countries. However, many more survive to deal with the trauma. The GSS data also show American society is currently facing a crisis of trust.

鈥淩egardless of when it occurred in life, Americans victimized by guns trust much less in others than those who had no such experience,鈥� says Wu of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies.

He found that the level of distrust can vary depending on the intensity of the victimization and when in life the violence occurred. His research found that repeated gun victimization has the strongest effect, followed by adulthood victimization, while the effect of childhood victimization is relatively lower.

鈥淚ndividuals are better able to recover from the psychological effect of childhood gun victimization if they achieve higher socioeconomic status later in life,鈥� says Wu. 鈥淭his shows that later life experiences can play a role in diminishing the level of distrust in others.鈥�

But it also explains the inequality of trust between Black and white Americans. Black Americans, according to the GSS data, are 60 per cent more likely to experience gun victimization than white Americans, but they are also less likely to achieve higher socioeconomic status.

The research also found that higher percentages of nonfatal聽and fatal gun violence聽victims lead to lower levels of trust across and within the U.S. census divisions over time. From the 1960s to the 1990s, there was a decline in social trust in the U.S. which happened to coincide with a high likelihood of being threatened or shot with a gun.

鈥淭he findings point to the overall affects of gun violence in the U.S.,鈥� says Wu. 鈥淚t not only affects those killed, injured, or present during gunfire, but can also sabotage the social and psychological well-being of all Americans.鈥�

The was published in the journal .

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