this slide contains some definition of social capital, types of social capital, dimensions, advantages and also disadvantages of social capital also you can find how social capital works

1. Social capital
Prepared for: MD.Mahmudul hasan
Department: Applied sociology
Prepared by: Humaira Jahan Tanha
Id: 17-3-20-0006

2. Definition
• Social capital is a form
of economic and cultural
capital in which social
networks are
central; transactions are
marked
by reciprocity, trust,
and cooperation;
and market agents produc
e goods and services not
mainly for themselves,
but for a common good.

4. Types of social capital

5. Types of social capital

7. Bridging

8. Linking

10. Social capital dimensions and the
related indicator’s
• Groups and networks
• Trust and solidarity
• Collective action and corporation
• Information and communication
• Social cohesion and inclusion
• Empowerment and political action

11. How it works

12. Advantages of social capital
• Less passive reliance on
state.
• Lower transaction cost
with contracts and laws
• Fewer public resources
needed to govern
• Amelioration of
“excessive
individualism”

13. Disadvantages
• Social capital producing negative outcomes is
generally called as negative social capital.
• Social capital can become a constraint to
individuals’ actions and choices (Wall et al.
1998)
• Rise of social capital can also result in
increased racial diversity in communities.

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