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
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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