Social Issues from an Attitudes and Social Cognition Perspective: Building Social Capital: How Participation in Real and Virtual Worlds Affects Civic Capabilities

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie C. Green ◽  
Timothy C. Brock
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Cognition ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Social Issues

scholarly journals SOCIAL CAPITAL IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN POLAND AND LITHUANIA

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna KŁOCZKO-GAJEWSKA
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
European Union ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Common Market ◽  
Development Factor ◽  
The Common

Poland and Lithuania are neighbouring countries that belonged to socialist block and entered European Union in 2004, and where approximantely 1/3 of the population lives in rural areas. The author analysed to what extent social capital, a recognised development factor, is included in Rural Development Programmes (Plans) for these countries between 2004 and 2020. It was revealed that the first plans did not pay too much attention to social issues, as they concentrated mostly on farming and entering the common market. In the Lithuanian plan there was also the LEADER initiative. In the next plans more concern on cooperation appeared. In both of the countries

Social Capital Use-Case Application Areas

2009 ◽  
pp. 43-57
Author(s):  
Ben Kei Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Case Application ◽  
Social Amenities

Despite lack of meticulousness, social capital continues to occupy a central position in many discussions about community, trust and social networks. The multidimensionality and multivariate nature of social capital provides a foundation for explaining, although sometimes vaguely so, various social issues in communities and social networks. In most of the discussions in scientific work, social capital is continuously treated as either an output or an input. Researchers write about communities performing better due to higher levels of social capital, others attribute superior performance of social amenities such as national economy to the prevalence of higher social capital. Some writers mentioned the construct as a circumventing term to mean one or more of its core variables (trust, shared understanding, social protocols etc.) and their application to specific areas of interests, while others take a holistic view to describe all of its variables and their utility to addressing social problems anchored in communities. This Chapter discusses the application of social capital in a variety of contexts to solve community problems. This is by no means a complete comprehensive coverage of cases in which social capital is currently utilized, rather the cases presented here are considered sufficient to illustrate the growing relevance of social capital to many application areas. The goal of the Chapter is to expose the reader to key application areas and to think about the practical and theoretical relevance of social capital to research and practice in other emergent cases.

Social Networking Sites and Civic Participation: Analyzing the Mediating Role of Online Bridging Social Capital

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashmeet Kaur ◽  
H.K. Dangi
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Civic Participation ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Wide Range

Technological advancements have introduced creative communication media with social media being one of its kind. Since its introduction, the use of social media is rising in India providing people a better penetrating medium to share their views and ideas. These networking sites have given people a wide range of options to share views about social issues as well. Civic participation is a personal or group effort to resolve a social issue. With the onset of social media, offline civic participatory activities have made a transition to the online space as well. With the soaring influence of social media, this study aims to determine the extent to which Social Networking Sites (SNS) usage influences social capital and civic participatory behaviour. It aims to examine whether SNS use aids in the development of behavior that fosters civic participation. Further, the mediating role of online bridging social capital is analyzed in the relationship between SNS use intensity and civic participation of users. The results show the role of SNS in positively influencing online and offline civic participatory behaviour of the users with online bridging social capital acting as a mediating variable. However, the cross-sectional nature of this study constrained the ability to infer causal associations. The study concludes with recommendations and directions for future research. The different SNS can be compared to learn about their respective influence on civic participatory behavior and infer this phenomenon in an enhanced manner.

Social measures of resilience: An investigation into community resilience by taking adaptive physical measures through social mediation during infrastructure disruption

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imam Chowdhury Ali ◽  
◽  
Zahin Hasin Ahmad ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Community Resilience ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Social Mediation ◽  
Local Case ◽  
The Social ◽  
Physical Measures

This paper intends to break down a local case to grasp the possibility of adaptable measures by individuals and systems through the social exchange during infrastructure interruption on account of considerable precipitation. Finally, the extent of social resilience is assessed through the ‘5S’ framework. The assessment reveals the social capital and the incredible social conditions accomplished by the mix of the particular circumstance and differing interest packs are influencing the adaptable appraisals which can be considered as an important report to structure a strong framework by understanding the tangled social issues and multifaceted nature

scholarly journals Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Arunachal Pradesh: Opportunities and Challenges

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 48-59
Author(s):  
Ravi Ranjan Kumar ◽  
Kaushalendra Pratap Singh ◽  
Leeyir Ete
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Terra Incognita ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Bio-geographically, Arunachal Pradesh is the wealthiest province of the entire Himalayas. The picturesque terra firma full of natural beauty and rich cultural opulence, in its entirety, falls under the eastern Himalayan landscape. This north eastern territory of the country was previously called “Terra Incognita” till the beginning of the 20th Century, and hitherto remains one of the least studied states in India today. The state’s socio-economic development is currently in a transitional phase with variations across different districts. Considering the quality of social capital available, there is a dire need to emphasise proper resource flow and foster an understanding of the importance of the existent social capital. It may be noted that entrepreneurs are powerful instruments of development and economic change. So, panacea in the long term is the promotion of social innovation and entrepreneurship, which will give momentum to the State’s developmental agenda and address the state’s social issues. Indeed requires a motivating ecosystem which prioritises essential skills and innovation and adopts a fresh, sustainable view of resources and technology. Therefore, the present paper explores the prospects of social innovation and entrepreneurship in the state with particular reference to contemporary social concerns adopting a practice-based approach.  

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