Abdul Hamid, Ahmad Shukri and Marzuki, Najib Ahmad and Ahmad, Noor Azizah and Ishak, Mohd Sobhi (2016) Social capital and community cohesion: the constitution of community social capital in Malaysia. International Review of Management and Marketing, 6 (S8). pp. 108-112. ISSN 2146-4405
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Abstract
This paper discusses what constitutes community social capital and how community cohesion is achieved.The insights explicated in this paper came from a study on community social capital in Malaysia.The study utilized a combination of focus group discussions and a survey method of a total of 293 respondents covering six communities from six districts in the state of Kedah, Malaysia.The study had produced a community social capital measuring instrument comprising a total of 36 items covering six different dimensions.The study reveals that within the conceptual corpus of social capital, there are several “social dimensions” that can be construed as the socio-psychological contexts where people within a community may converge and develop a sense of togetherness.Social cohesion is the outcome of the interaction that occur within these realms. This correspond to an age-old sociological wisdom about society being the product of social interaction.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Social Capital, Community, Malaysian Society |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
Divisions: | School of Applied Psychology, Social Work & Policy |
Depositing User: | Dr. Ahmad Shukri Abdul Hamid |
Date Deposited: | 26 Feb 2017 07:48 |
Last Modified: | 26 Feb 2017 07:48 |
URI: | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/21111 |
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