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Community social capital in Malaysia: A pilot study

Ahmad Marzuki, Najib and Ahmad, Noor Azizah and Abdul Hamid, Ahmad Shukri and Ishak, Mohd Sobhi (2014) Community social capital in Malaysia: A pilot study. Asian Social Science, 10 (12). ISSN 1911-2017

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Abstract

Social capital is a vital concept in identifying resources in the social network, which has the capability to be used to improve life quality and to facilitate the society development process. It emerges in the form of individual asset and needs to be analyzed through collective lifestyle or a community. An initial process has been explored to identify social capital components. The outcome is translated into an instrument comprising of six social capital components based on survey items and past studies namely participation in community activities, proactivity in the social context, neighborhood connections, multi-racial tolerance, a sense of trust and protection, and life values. A pilot study involving 41 respondents was carried out in several neighboring areas in the northern part of Malaysia. The study results show that all six components have a high internal reliability value. These components of social capital are categorized into three levels namely low, moderate and high. The findings demonstrate that the majority of the four components are at the high level. They are participation in community activities, neighborhood connections, multi-racial tolerance, and, a sense of trust and protection whereas majority of the respondents for the components of proactivity in the social context and life values is at the moderate level.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences >
Divisions: School of Applied Psychology, Social Work & Policy
Depositing User: Prof. Dr. Najib Ahmad Marzuki
Date Deposited: 09 Jul 2015 03:30
Last Modified: 27 Apr 2016 07:54
URI: https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/14793

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