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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"bonding capital"”.
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The relationships between social capital and economic well-being — an individual level analysis
Social capital refers to social networks, trust, and norms. This study distinguished between bonding and bridging social capital, and examined relationships between these two types of social capital and economic well-being at the individual level. Bridging capital was measured as engagement in …
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LABOURING TO LEARN: A SOCIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL UNDERACHIEVEMENT AMONGST TAMIL YOUTHS IN SINGAPORE
This thesis qualitatively examines how social capital mediates the interactive effects of race and class on educational underperformance amongst Singaporean Tamil youths using the conceptual dimensions of ‘bridging’ and ‘bonding’ capital. The biographical narratives of ethnic Tamil students from …
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Suffering and surviving beyond home borders: experiences of Zimbabwean migrant women in accessing health care services in Giyani, South Africa
… they use strategies such as marriage, social capital, local institutions and indigenous knowledge. These strategies act as safety nets in times of health shocks and stresses for both women and their unborn and born children. In terms of indigenous knowledge, women depend on traditional …
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Understanding the adoption of soil and water conservation practices: the role of social capital
… within the MRB. Past studies suggest that social capital may increase the adoption of SWC practices (Knowler & Bradshaw, 2007; Nyangena, 2008). This study defines social capital as the groups and networks, trust and reciprocity, formal and informal rules, and information that informs the …