scholarly journals Interrelation of Social Capital and Modernization of Values in Fellow Student Collective

2019 ◽  
pp. 131-139
Author(s):  
Viktor Burko
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
The Impact

The article presents the experience of assessing social capital (SC) in the youth student environment. The choice of students as the object of sociological research was stipulated by the special place of this social group in the hierarchy of social relations. This "specialness" is characterized by three important factors: 1) potential or actually manifested active performance; 2) openness to innovation in any field of activity; 3) constant search for ideological and moral foundations for their personal development. The most active part of youth, from the point of view of intellectual searches, are the young people studying in secondary and higher educational institutions. Another important feature of the youth student audience, which led to its choice as an object of sociological research, was the representation of different social strata (urban and rural youth, descendants of humanitarians and "techies", representatives of different territories, etc.). The author presents his own approach to the definition, operationalization and measurement of this sociological concept. Of particular importance of this study is the attempt to assess the relationship of the components of social capital with such an important indicator of cultural dimensions as the modernization sociocultural syndrome (MSCS). The concept and development of MSCS was proposed by Associate Professor of sociology and political science of Perm National Research Polytechnic University Yu.M. Wasserman. The work of this author is based on a long-term longitudinal study of the process of modernization of students' culture, conducted since 1991. The calculation of the MSCS indicator was based on the analysis of the process of modernization of the culture of students of various universities in Perm. In the course of the work on the RFBR project "Intergenerational dynamics of culture: territorial section" (RFBR grant No. 18-011-00548), the research group including the author conducted an online survey of students of Perm and Berezniki universities (N = 305) in November-December 2018. On the basis of the results obtained by Yu.M. Wasserman there were two alternative subarrays of the respondents formed, distinguished in the opposite ratings on a scale of MSCS. This procedure allowed us to assess the degree of influence of the MSCS indicator on the formation of the SC. The obtained results made it possible to assess the value of SC in the youth student environment, as well as to identify the closeness of relation and the impact of MSCS on the process of formation of SC.

scholarly journals Informal Volunteering and Socialization Effects: Examining Modelling and Encouragement by Parents and Partner

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlou J. M. Ramaekers ◽  
Ellen Verbakel ◽  
Gerbert Kraaykamp
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Community Life ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Parental Encouragement ◽  
Helping Behaviours ◽  
The Family ◽  
Socialization Processes ◽  
Informal Volunteering ◽  
Socializing Agents ◽  
The Impact

AbstractInformal volunteering is seen as an important indicator of social relations and community life. We therefore investigate the impact of various socialization practices on informal volunteering, being small helping behaviours outside of organizations for people outside the household. From theoretical notions on socialization, we hypothesize that experiencing extensive prosocial socialization practices promotes informal volunteering. We examine socialization processes of both modelling and encouragement and consider two socializing agents: parents and partners. We test our expectations employing the sixth wave of the Family Survey Dutch Population (N = 2464) that included unique measures on socialization as well as informal volunteering and holds important control variables. Our results indicated that parental modelling, partner modelling and partner encouragement were all positively related to informal volunteering, but that parental encouragement was not significantly related to informal volunteering. Our paper, thus, underscores that socialization practices are relevant in nurturing social relations and community life.

scholarly journals The Determinant of Participation in The Social Activities: Case in Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-200
Author(s):  
Bayu Kharisma
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Credit Association ◽  
Unconditional Cash Transfers ◽  
The Impact

One of the most issues debated in the social capital literature is the unconditional cash transfer effect on social capital, especially regarding the potential of unmeasured targeted mechanisms at the community level about social relations. This article aims to identify the determinant of social capital in the form of household participation in social activities and the impact of unconditional cash transfers (BLT) on participation in social activities in Indonesia by using differences-differences approach (DID). The results showed that the most influential factor on household participation in social activities is the education level of the head of the household and the members of the productive age group. Meanwhile, unconditional cash transfers policy has a positive effect on the rotating saving and credit association. Thus, participation in social activities undertaken by the community undoubtedly has an important element in the success of government programs.DOI: 10.15408/sjie.v7i2.7365

Is helicopter parenting stifling moral courage and promoting moral disengagement? Implications for the training and development of millennial managers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy Evans ◽  
Katherine A. Karl
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Moral Courage ◽  
Moral Foundations ◽  
Helicopter Parenting ◽  
Generational Cohort ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to examine the ethical foundations of Gen Z individuals by studying the impact of helicopter parenting on moral courage and moral disengagement. In addition, this study considers the implications for Millennial generation managers that are likely to be supervising this current generational cohort. Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses were tested using a two-wave online survey of 215 undergraduate students. Findings Helicopter parenting was associated with lower levels of moral courage and an elevated propensity to morally disengage in a sample of Gen Z individuals. The impact of helicopter parenting on these moral foundations was mediated by the children’s increased desire for continued parental involvement in their lives. Practical implications Similar to the Gen Z students surveyed in this study, many Millennials were raised by helicopter parents, thus, it is likely that they are also prone to moral disengagement and low moral courage. Furthermore, Millennial managers will be managing Gen Z workers. Thus, many companies will need to enhance their efforts in providing Millennial managers with business ethics training aimed at developing moral courage and reducing moral disengagement. Originality/value This study examines a previously unidentified antecedent of moral courage and moral disengagement

scholarly journals The Impact of Individual Motivations and Social Capital on the Continuous Usage Intention of Mobile Social Apps

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8364
Author(s):  
Sangjae Lee ◽  
Byung Gon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Social Exchange ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
Continuance Usage ◽  
Continuance Usage Intention ◽  
The Impact

Mobile social apps have experienced enormous growth as online personal networking media. Social exchange theory (for individual motivation), theories of collective action and social capital theory (for social capital) can be applied in order to understand how an individual’s behavior may exert effects on or receive influences from other users with regard to the continuance usage intention of mobile social apps. This study examines individual motivations and social capital affecting relationship quality in terms of trust in and satisfaction with mobile social apps and how these factors influence continuance usage intentions of mobile social apps. An online survey is used to collect 320 responses from users of mobile social apps. Our results indicate that promotional motivation and innovativeness affect relationship quality levels. Maintaining relational enhancement, social homogeneity, and social identity along with service usefulness have effects on the relationship quality level, which in turn affects continuance usage intention. Given the lack of studies regarding the application of the theories of collective action and social capital to gain a better understanding of continuance usage intentions, this study provides additional insight into how individual motivations and social capital affect continuous usage.

scholarly journals Combination of Bonding, Bridging and Linking Social Capital in a Livelihood System: Nomadic Duck Herders Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
pp. 136-158
Author(s):  
Darmawan Salman ◽  
Kasmiyati Kasim ◽  
Asmita Ahmad ◽  
Nurhady Sirimorok
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Livelihood Assets ◽  
Linking Social Capital ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Gain Access ◽  
Livelihood System

Livelihood systems of nomadic duck herders make a unique study subject due to the livelihood assets, strategies, and outcomes they manage, which involve interactions with various actors that keep moving around. Social capital the duck herders build in their interaction with other actors, namely rice farmers, play an important role to face different vulnerability context, including those brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. This study aims to characterize components of bonding, bridging and linking social capital in the context of relationships between duck herders and other actors, and seeks to find the essential role of the combination of the three types of social capital for livelihood outcomes, particularly in facing vulnerabilities due to the pandemic. The method of grounded theory research was applied for its ability to allow researchers to reveal processual relationships between duck herders and other actors. Data were collected through semi structured interviews, analyzed by open, axial, and selective coding. The duck herders combine components of bonding, bridging, and linking social capital selectively depending on the interests behind each interaction with different actors. The bridging and linking role that social capital plays in herders’ interactions with farmers and irrigation officials is undertaken in order to gain access to natural capital (rice fields and irrigated water), while in their interaction with egg traders, they utilize bridging social capital to gain access to financial capital (in the form of cash and loans). The vulnerability context due to the pandemic has shaken the livelihood system of the duck herders by upsetting the egg supply chain due to social restriction policies. Social capital therefore plays an important role in facing vulnerability, in the context of forming good will among egg traders that continued to buy eggs from the duck herders, which served as a kind of pay back for the loyalty of the duck herders. We find that social capital plays a vital role in a livelihood system, within which the access to livelihood assets depend on social relations. This study also explored the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic as it resonates more on supply chains than production processes.

Social capital and individual motivations for information sharing: A theory of reasoned action perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 016555152110605
Author(s):  
Sawasn J Al-Husseini
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Theory Of Reasoned Action ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
The Social ◽  
Shared Language ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Share Information

Based on the theory of reasoned action, this study examined the impact of social capital and individual motivations on information sharing in the context of higher education. The research conducted an online survey of 277 academic technicians in five academic institutions in public university in Iraq. The model was developed using the structural equation modelling technique with AMOS v.27 and conditional hypotheses were tested. The findings suggest that social connection, trust, reciprocity, shared language, vision and a positive attitude towards assisting others influence technicians’ willingness to share information. It is also shown that attitude and subjective norms significantly affect information-sharing intentions. The results provide insights into understanding the social capital processes and individual motivations that contribute to information sharing among academic technicians in developing countries, particularly Iraq. Therefore, lab managers can implement practical plans to support these factors.

The impact paths of social capital and the effects of microfinance

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 704-718
Author(s):  
Fang Xiong ◽  
Jia Lu You
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Capital Formation ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Sanctions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact paths of the social capital and the effects of microfinance in rural China, and address effective methods to enhance the effects of microfinance for rural China. Design/methodology/approach Using a structural equation model with survey data from 350 rural households in China, this paper analyzes empirically whether greater level of social sanctions and social relations caused more tangible effects of microfinance, and whether tangible effects of microfinance are associated with social capital formation of households. Findings The results indicate that social capital promotes the effects of microfinance and the process of providing microfinance service is also the process of building social capital. Moreover, social sanctions diminish the effects of microfinance while social relations boost them and enhance the effects of microfinance that can encourage social capital formation. Results also show that a reverse causal relationship exists between social sanctions and social relations. Research limitations/implications The empirical results imply that actively utilizing and creating social capital is vital to improve the effects of microfinance, and microfinance institutions (MFIs) should concentrate more on harmonious social relations and deliberately build social capital. Practical implications These findings imply that actively utilizing and creating social capital is vital to improve the effects of microfinance, and the MFIs should concentrate more on harmonious social relations and deliberately build social capital to enhance the effects of microfinance while prudently use social sanctions. Social implications Enhancing the effects of microfinance, while prudently using social sanctions, increases households income. Originality/value This paper originates to investigate the links between the social capital and the effects of microfinance in a mutual way, and the results urge more attentions on the harmonious social relations which have been ignored to enhance the effects of microfinance.

scholarly journals The Long-term Personal and Professional Impacts of Participating in Study Abroad Programs

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don DeGraaf ◽  
Cynthia Slagter ◽  
Kelly Larsen ◽  
Elisa Ditta
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Academic Major ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Professional Goals ◽  
The Impact

This study investigates the impact of a semester abroad on students’ personal development through the lenses of gender, academic major, and length of time elapsed since study abroad experience.  Using quantitative data from an online survey of 354 alumni and qualitative data from interviews with 30 of those respondents, the study analyzed the self-reported impact of a semester abroad on alumni’s attitudes, professional goals, ongoing civic engagement, and multicultural/international interest. Although no statistically significant differences emerged in the impact of a semester abroad between male and female respondents, several differences did emerge in respondents based on their academic major and the length of time elapsed since their experience abroad.

Intra-Ethnic Business Networks in the Gurage Footwear Industry in Ethiopia

2016 ◽  
pp. 188-205
Author(s):  
Tebarek Lika Megento ◽  
Christian Kesteloot
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ethnic Business ◽  
Footwear Industry ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

Drawing on insights from social network theory, the socio-economic and cultural dimensions of intra-ethnic business networks are examined for the Gurage, an ethnic group in Ethiopia. This study also examines the extent of Chinese impacts on the footwear industry of Ethiopia. A qualitative approach based on in-depth interviews was utilized in order to assess intra-ethnic business networks, while a quantitative approach, based on a cross-sectional survey, was employed to collect background data, to assess the impact of Chinese imports on local footwear producers and to identify potential cases for in-depth interviews. Gurage use ethnic networks to mobilize resources and opportunities, which in turn contributes to their success in the business. In response to the threats of Chinese imports on production activities and social capital of local footwear enterprises, firms downsized or stopped business, or resorted to other alternatives.

The Effects of Instagram Hashtags on Social Capital and Online Civic Engagement

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-58
Author(s):  
Eun Jeong Lee
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Online Networks ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Current Events ◽  
The Impact

This article applies social capital frameworks to examine the effects of Instagram hashtag use on heterogeneous and homogeneous networks as well as online civic engagement. Using an online survey of college students (N = 193), the results revealed that using Instagram hashtags for communication, connection, learning about people, and emotional support played an important role in the formation and strength of both heterogeneous and homogeneous networks. The study also found that heterogeneous networks are highly associated with informing current events and public affairs whereas homogeneous networks are highly associated with sharing information, knowledge and discussion online with like-minded people. This demonstrates that Instagram hashtags used in heterogeneous and homogeneous networks has positive effects on online civic engagement. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications for the impact of hashtags on online networks and engagement.

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