How Does a Community Hold itself together? Insights from a Study on Community Social Capital in Malaysia

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作者：

Hamid, Ahmad Shukri Abdul ^{[1
]}

Marzuki, Najib Ahmad ^{[1
]}

Ahmad, Noor Azizah ^{[1
]}

Ishak, Mohd. Sobhi ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Utara Malaysia, Sch Appl Psychol Social Work & Policy, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia

[2] Univ Utara Malaysia, Sch Multimedia Technol & Commun, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia

来源：

ISSC 2016 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFT SCIENCE | 2016年 / 14卷

关键词：

Social capital; measuring instrument; community; social cohesion; Malaysia;

D O I：

10.15405/epsbs.2016.08.43

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This paper discusses conceptually the mechanisms that underlie the existence of a community. The insights explicated in this essay 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 (6) communities from six (6) districts in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. The study managed to produce a community social capital measuring instrument comprising a total of 36 items covering six (6) 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. What happens within these realms has been shown to indicate the level of cohesiveness that ultimately allow people to live and work together as a community. (C) 2016 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.uk

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页数：7

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