Neighbourhood-level social capital and anti-immigrant prejudice in an African context: an individual-level analysis of attitudes towards immigrants in South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Lawrence Gordon ◽  
Brij Maharaj
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Neighbourhood Level ◽  
African Context ◽  
Level Analysis

Social capital and knowledge transfer: A multi-level analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
pp. 1401-1423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Wei ◽  
Wei Zheng ◽  
Mian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Individual Social Capital ◽  
Joint Influence ◽  
Structural Equivalence ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Level Analysis

This study explores how individual level and team level social capital characteristics manifest their joint influence on knowledge transfer, considering team social capital as a moderator between individual social capital and knowledge transfer. Situated in a post-training context, a survey of 390 individuals from 30 teams in a Chinese bank was conducted. Our results revealed that team social capital interacted with individual social capital in influencing knowledge transfer. At the individual level, distance and structural equivalence between the knowledge seeker and the knowledge source influenced how much knowledge was transferred between them. Furthermore, team network density mitigated the negative effect of distance on knowledge transfer, and team learning culture reduced the positive effect of structural equivalence on knowledge transfer. Theoretical implications based on the findings are drawn.

Neighbourhood-level social capital, marginalisation, and the incidence of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder in Toronto, Canada: a retrospective population-based cohort study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Martin Rotenberg ◽  
Andrew Tuck ◽  
Kelly K. Anderson ◽  
Kwame McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Schizoaffective Disorder ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Neighbourhood Level ◽  
Adjusted Incidence Rate ◽  
Rate Ratios ◽  
Incident Cases

Abstract Background Studies have shown mixed results regarding social capital and the risk of developing a psychotic disorder, and this has yet to be studied in North America. We sought to examine the relationship between neighbourhood-level marginalisation, social capital, and the incidence of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder in Toronto, Canada. Methods We used a retrospective population-based cohort to identify incident cases of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder over a 10 year period and accounted for neighbourhood-level marginalisation and a proxy indicator of neighbourhood social capital. Mixed Poisson regression models were used to estimate adjusted incidence rate ratios (aIRRs). Results In the cohort (n = 649 020) we identified 4841 incident cases of schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. A 27% variation in incidence was observed between neighbourhoods. All marginalisation dimensions, other than ethnic concentration, were associated with incidence. Compared to areas with low social capital, areas with intermediate social capital in the second [aIRR = 1.17, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03–1.33] and third (aIRR = 1.23, 95% CI 1.08–1.40) quintiles had elevated incidence rates after accounting for marginalisation. There was a higher risk associated with the intermediate levels of social capital (aIRR = 1.18, 95% CI 1.00–1.39) when analysed in only the females in the cohort, but the CI includes the possibility of a null effect. Conclusions The risk of developing schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder in Toronto varies by neighbourhood and is associated with socioenvironmental exposures. Social capital was not linearly associated with risk, and risk differs by sex and social capital quintile. Future research should examine these relationships with different forms of social capital and examine how known individual-level risk factors impact these findings.

Individual-level analysis of social capital and health: A comparison of Arab and Jewish Israelis

2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 900-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orna Baron-Epel ◽  
Ruth Weinstein ◽  
Amalia Haviv-Mesika ◽  
Noga Garty-Sandalon ◽  
Manfred S. Green
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Level Analysis

Does social capital enhance political participation of older adults? A multi-level analysis of older Finns and Swedes

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikael Nygård ◽  
Fredrica Nyqvist ◽  
Wouter Steenbeek ◽  
Gunborg Jakobsson
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Voluntary Associations ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Level Analysis

This article contributes to the literature on political gerontology by analysing the role that social capital plays in the political participation of older adults. More specifically, the aim is to test the importance of individual-level and contextual-level social capital for different types of political participation of older adults in a Scandinavian setting by using survey data from Finland and Sweden (N = 6838). The results show that even though membership in voluntary associations, intense social networks and high levels of interpersonal trust tend to be positively correlated with political participation of older adults as a whole, the explanative logic differs between them depending on the kind of political engagement. The only type of social capital with a robust positive impact on all dimensions of political participation was individual-level membership in voluntary associations.

Checking trust: observing social capital at the individual level

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-234
Author(s):  
Vasabjit Banerjee ◽  
Carolyn E. Holmes
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Observational Evidence ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
National Surveys ◽  
Group Stability ◽  
Check Points ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Cross National

AbstractSocial capital research has measured the concept in two distinct ways: through direct reporting by participants in cross-national surveys and the presence of associative organisations. Both strategies raise difficulties: the former restricts comparability and assumes group stability; the latter relies on literal translation and uses direct questioning. We problematise these approaches and argue that the ratio of ‘check-points’ where individuals are asked to demonstrate adherence to rules, and ‘trust-points’ where such proofs are not required, can better measure social capital. Moreover, the unevenness of social capital between groups is perceptible by ‘fast-lanes’ that differentially treat individuals based on identity. Evidence from a field survey and observational evidence in South Africa is presented.

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