Growing the Social Fabric: Recreational Gardening as a way of Developing Social Capital in a Sample of 50-65 year olds in South Australia- a Qualitative Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Jane Elizabeth Hiscock
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Family Reunification? A Critical NAnalysis Of Citizenship And Immigration Canada’s 2013 Reforms To The Family Class

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacklyn Neborak
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Family Reunification ◽  
Dependent Children ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Practical Research ◽  
Substantial Change ◽  
Family Class

In 2011, the beginning of significant reform to Canada’s Family Class for immigration took place with the freezing of applications for parent and grandparent sponsorship. In May 2013, a package of reforms was proposed to the Family Class to bolster substantial change to implement more stringent conditions for sponsorship of parents, grandparents, and dependent children under the Family Class. In response, a coalition of civic stakeholders in Ontario mobilized to lobby Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to oppose the implementation of these changes through the “My Canada Includes All Families” campaign. I analyze the package of reforms and explore the implications these reforms have upon the value of the family unit in Canada. This paper aims to support the “My Canada Includes All Families” campaign by presenting practical research to illustrate the social capital benefits that parents, grandparents, and family reunification has for the Canadian social fabric.

scholarly journals The Social Consequences of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak in Iran: Is Social Capital at Risk? A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Mohadeseh Motamed-Jahromi ◽  
Mohammad Hossein Kaveh
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Psychosocial Disorders ◽  
The Social ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

As well as causing a global health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has also generated multilevel social changes by damaging psychosocial and economic resources across Iranian society. Therefore, this qualitative study was conducted to examine and explain these social consequences and their impact on the social capital of Iran during the COVID-19 outbreak. Using a content analysis approach, nine experts participated in semistructured, in-depth interviews. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim and analyzed using Lundman and Graneheim’s method. The social impacts of COVID-19 can be summarized into six categories and 32 subcategories. Three positive-negative categories emerged from the data analysis: “formation of new patterns of social communications; formation of new patterns of behavior; creation of economic changes.” Three entirely negative categories included “creating a climate of distrust; disruption of cultural, social, and religious values; psychosocial disorders.” Overall, most findings (27 out of 32 subcategories) indicated the destructive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on social capital. Therefore, this raises concerns about social capital endangerment in Iran. However, positive social impacts can guide policies that strengthen social action and improve social capital.

The unseen costs of flexible working

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-25
Author(s):  
Pauline Drury
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Temporary Workers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
Contract Workers ◽  
Temporary Contract ◽  
The Social ◽  
Permanent Employees ◽  
The Impact

Purpose To examine the impact of employing temporary contract workers (“temps”) alongside permanent employees on the social capital of the organization. Design/methodology/approach Uses discourse analysis to analyze data from semi-structured interviews with both temporary workers and permanent employees in a range of occupations at seven companies in different industries in Finland. Findings Agency workers, temporary workers or just “temps” – call them what you like, but reliance on individuals employed on a short-term contract basis appears to be here to stay. Since the 1990s, the use of temps has doubled across Europe and is still rising. The argument is that this provides the employer with a cheaper, more flexible workforce. But asking temporary and permanent employees to work together has a significant impact on the social fabric of the organization. Practical implications Suggests that human resource managers review contracts with agencies providing temporary workers. Notes that practices that leave temps feeling like “second-class citizens” can damage the social fabric of the workgroup and undermine team effectiveness. Social implications Highlights potentially harmful effects on social capital and organizational performance resulting from an unequal treatment of temps and permanent employees doing the same job within a workgroup. Originality/value A qualitative study focusing on the feelings and emotions evoked by the growing use of temporary contract workers from the viewpoint of both the temps and the permanent employees they work with.

scholarly journals Bosnian ‘Returnee Voices’ Communicating Experiences of Successful Reintegration. The Social Capital and Sustainable Return Nexus in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Südosteuropa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Selma Porobič
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Political Interference ◽  
The Social ◽  
Working Together

AbstractLarge scale war-displacement during the 1990s in Bosnia and Herzegovina greatly altered the demography of that country and caused severe damage to its social fabric. However, until now few studies have addressed the nexus of social capital and reintegration there in areas with high rates of return. This study is focused on relational practices relevant to the social environment and people in Prijedor, Zvornik, and Novo Goražde, three well-known returnee municipalities. This author’s findings suggest that reintegration is critically linked to mobilisation of various forms of social capital during all phases of the return process, and point to overlooked grass-roots activism which goes on despite the unfavourable political and socio-economic situation in the country. Positive development takes place when there is little political interference at local community level in a strong civil society. It requires strong leaders and social initiative takers among formal and informal returnee associations as well as resourceful individual returnees, all of which working together shape and lead reintegration activities.

Sicurezza, sviluppo e diritti nella cittŕ multiculturale: quali politiche?

TERRITORIO ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. 128-133
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Bagaglini
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
Social Mix ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Polarisation

- The fear of crime reflects a broad spectrum of insecurities connected with the new ‘map of risks' in post modern societies. The obsession with security has contributed to the remodelling of physical space and the social fabric of large urban centres, triggering phenomena of social polarisation which have made labour segmentation even more rigid. The questions posed therefore concern the type of policies that can be adopted to ensure a good ‘social mix' and how security can be reconciled with rights. It is a question of critically rethinking the concept of citizenship as it has developed over the last two centuries, recovering its political and participatory dimension. Public policies must support inclusion processes encouraging growth in individual capabilities and social capital.

scholarly journals Resource-Based View (RBV) of Unincorporated Social Economy Organizations

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunle Akingbola
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Capital Social ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
Capital Humain ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Economy Organizations

ABSTRACT This article examines three related questions about unincorporated social economy organizations (USEOs): What are the characteristics of these social economy organizations? What is the unique bundle of resources that gives rise to and sustains their operations? Is there evidence of bricolage in these organizations? The findings suggest that USEOs are driven foremost by a social mission. USEOs provide diverse services and products including economic and specialized social activities, which are integral to the social fabric of society. The results also show that they combine and leverage two core resources – social capital and human capital – to support the operations of their organizations. Moreover they appear to draw on whatever resources are at their disposal to support the activities of the organization. This suggests that USEOs are involved in bricolage activities, which could explain the longevity of many of the organizations. RÉSUMÉ Cet article répond à trois questions étroitement liées sur les organismes d’économie sociale non constitués en société : Quelles sont les caractéristiques de ces organismes? Quelles sont les ressources particulières qui leur permettent de fonctionner? Ces organismes ont-ils recours au bricolage (dans le sens que Claude Lévi-Strauss prête à ce mot)? Les résultats indiquent qu’une mission sociale est ce qui motive les organismes d’économie sociale non enregistrés. Ces derniers fournissent une diversité de produits et services, y compris des activités économiques et sociales spécialisées qui sont essentielles pour la solidarité sociale. Les résultats montrent aussi que ces organismes combinent deux ressources clés – le capital social et le capital humain – afin d’appuyer le bon fonctionnement de leurs organisations. En outre, pour ce faire, ils ont apparemment recours à toute ressource qui soit à leur portée. Cette dernière pratique indique que les organismes d’économie sociale non constitués en société mènent vraisemblablement des activités de bricolage, ce qui pourrait expliquer pourquoi bon nombre de leurs organisations ont si longue vie.

scholarly journals Family Reunification? A Critical NAnalysis Of Citizenship And Immigration Canada’s 2013 Reforms To The Family Class

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacklyn Neborak
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Family Reunification ◽  
Dependent Children ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Practical Research ◽  
Substantial Change ◽  
Family Class

In 2011, the beginning of significant reform to Canada’s Family Class for immigration took place with the freezing of applications for parent and grandparent sponsorship. In May 2013, a package of reforms was proposed to the Family Class to bolster substantial change to implement more stringent conditions for sponsorship of parents, grandparents, and dependent children under the Family Class. In response, a coalition of civic stakeholders in Ontario mobilized to lobby Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to oppose the implementation of these changes through the “My Canada Includes All Families” campaign. I analyze the package of reforms and explore the implications these reforms have upon the value of the family unit in Canada. This paper aims to support the “My Canada Includes All Families” campaign by presenting practical research to illustrate the social capital benefits that parents, grandparents, and family reunification has for the Canadian social fabric.

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