The Wang Wang Blues

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Your Charms

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Being Prepared and Staying Connected: Scouting’s Influence on Social Capital and Community Involvement

Objectives In recent years, scholars have become concerned about the effects that declining levels of social capital are having on community life in the United States. Data suggest that Americans are less likely to interact with neighbors and less likely to participate in community groups than they were in the past. Nevertheless, researchers have found that participation in some types of organizations has a positive impact on social capital and civic involvement. Each year, millions of American youth participate in programs designed to promote positive youth development. Here, we examine the effect that participation in one of the largest youth organizations, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), has on adult social capital and community involvement. Methods Utilizing a national survey of adult males, we compare measures of social capital and community involvement for former Scouts and non‐Scouts. Results Our findings suggest that level of involvement in the Boy Scouts is significantly related to measures of adult social capital and community engagement. Conclusion Scouting tends to have a significant impact on the lives of its most committed members. Future research must continue to explore the long‐term effects of participation in youth organizations

Structured Voluntary Youth Activities and Positive Outcomes in Adulthood: An Exploratory Study of Involvement in Scouting and Subjective Well-Being

This study explores whether youth involvement in Scouting has positive consequences later in life. We examine whether the number of years of participation in Scouting is positively associated with human and social capital and recreational lifestyles in adulthood, and whether these are linked to subjective well-being: relational, emotional, and physical health. To explore this potential relationship, we estimated a structural equation model, analyzing data from a national sample of adult males. We found that youth involvement in Scouting is positively related to subjective well-being indirectly via the positive adult outcomes

Wang-Wang-Blues / words by Gus Mueller, Buster Johnson, and Henry Busse

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The Wang Wang Blues

photograph of Van and Schenck; drawing of a reclining woman holding a birdhttps://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cht-sheet-music/7585/thumbnail.jp

Wang - Wang - Blues

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Buster Benton

Perry Randall (dms) and Earnest Johnson (keys)https://egrove.olemiss.edu/bluesphoto_one/1042/thumbnail.jp

Buster Benton

Perry Randall (drums) and Earnest Johnson (keys)https://egrove.olemiss.edu/bluesphoto_one/1041/thumbnail.jp

Buster Benton

Perry Randall (drums) and Earnest Johnson (keys)https://egrove.olemiss.edu/bluesphoto_one/1041/thumbnail.jp