Social Capital for Better Community Living

1. SOCIAL CAPITAL FOR
BETTER COMMUNITY
LIVING

2. OBJECTIVES
 To review the concepts of social capital.
 To focus on different forms of social capital.
 To discuss dimensions of social capital.
 To discuss roles and important aspects of social
capital

3. CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
CONCEPTS
FORMS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL
DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL
IMPORTANCE
ROLES
EXAMPLE
CONCLUSION

4. INTRODUCTION
Social capital may be seen as interpersonal trust expressed
through the relationships that exist among a society’s members,
its institutions and organizations.
Social capital relates to the social norms, networks and trust that
exists within and between groups.

5. Contd..
Social capital may thus be defined as the ability to obtain benefits
from use of social relations expressed in networks, local
institutions and organizations (Flores and Rello, 2003).
Social networks play a fundamental role in the development of
new technologies.

6. Contd..
Social capital can further influence technology development and
adoption.
If social capital properly understood, measured and strengthen
then it can provide generalizable analytical tools (Noy, 2008).

7. CONCEPTS
Social capital refers to the value of connectedness and trust
between people for sustainable livelihoods.
Social Capital is defined as ‘the institutions, relationships,
attitudes and values that govern interactions among people and
contribute to economic and social development’( Grootaert et
al.2002).

8. Contd..
 Social capital, defined as the web of cooperative relationships
among members of a community that allows them to act
collectively and solve problems together. (Flora, C. B., Flora, J.,
& Fey, S., 2004; Putnam, 2000;Woolcock & Narayan, 2000 ).

9. Important features of social capital
Relations
of trust
Reciprocity
and
exchanges
Common
rules
Norms
and
actions.
Networks
and
groups or
connecte
dness

10. FORMS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL
structural
cognitive
According to Uphoff, 2000 : Social capital can occur mainly
in two different forms i.e.

11. Contd..
The former comprises the objectively and externally observable
social structures such as networks, associations, institutions,
rules and procedures.
The latter is represented by the more subjective and intangible
elements such as attitudes, norms of behavior, shared values and
reciprocity and trust, as well as governance.

12. According to Putnam, 1995: There are mainly
four forms of social capital i.e.
Bonding
Bridging
Linking
Corporate

13. Dimensions of Social Capital
Membership
and networking
Social trust
Collective
action

14. IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL
Foster cooperative behavior and ease coordination problems.
Raise awareness of new technologies and provide farmer led,
group based training in new practices.
Maintenance of links with government agencies.

15. ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN BETTER
COMMUNITY LIVING
Social capital forms horizontal Bridge within heterogeneous
groups of people with different backgrounds.(Putnam et al.,
1993)
Network and membership have positive effects on the well-
being of community dwellers and then community
development.

16. Contd..
 Social capital enable people to act collectively with respect to
development policies.( Woolcock and Narayan 2000)
Social capital is an important part of the basis for sustainable
livelihoods.

17. Role of Social Capital on the Choice to Use
Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Social capital may enhance social responsibility
Social capital makes people more socially responsible and,
thereby, more sensitive to the environment.

18. Role in capacity building
Supports the process of learning through interaction.
Fosters the social networks and information exchange needed to
achieve collective action.
Sustains a social and institutional learning environment which
is ready to adapt and change.

19. Role of Extension Personnel
In creating and enhancing social capital among the members of a
community
 Informative
 Influencing

20. EXAMPLE
Measuring Effectiveness of Social Capital in Microfinance: A
Case Study of Urban Microfinance Programmes in India
• The paper analyses the meaning and role of social capital with
specific reference to microfinance programmes
• It tries to measure its impact on social empowerment of women
with the help of empirical findings

21. Contd..
The paper is based on primary data collected of 217 women Self
Help Group (SHG) organized by Forbes Marshall Co. Ltd, a
leading manufacturing company in Pune, Maharashtra.
The paper concludes that microfinance programme implemented
by the organization has created a social capital which has an
empowering effect on SHG members.

22. Contd..
The paper suggests that creation of social capital is not an
automatic outcome.
The organizations have to create and nurture it deliberately by
implementing specific policies and programmes.
Social capital can also be enhanced by increasing social
interactivity.(Falk & Kilputrick:1999).

23. CONCLUSION
Over the last couple of decades, social capital has
become interesting to social scientists.
Social capital plays many important role for the
betterment of the community and make the members
work collectively.
The components of the social capital make the extension
work more easier

24. It creates credibility on the extension personal and on the new
technology so it plays an important role in diffusion of new
technology among the members of the community.
So we should give emphasis on social capital and more research
work should be done to find more uses and role of social
capital.
Different programmes and policies should be implemented to
create social capital.