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What is SOCIAL CAPITAL and where do you find it?

What is SOCIAL CAPITAL and where do you find it?. Check in question!. What idea brought you here today?. What is social capital?. Social capital can be described as networks (together with shared norms, values and understandings) which facilitate cooperation with or amongst groups.

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What is SOCIAL CAPITAL and where do you find it?

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  1. What isSOCIAL CAPITALand where do you find it?

  2. Check in question! What idea brought you here today?

  3. What is social capital? • Social capital can be described as networks (together with shared norms, values and understandings) which facilitate cooperation with or amongst groups. • In other words social capital comes from developing and maintaining relationships that allow people to work together and share resources to take advantage of opportunities and address issues.

  4. Why is social capital different? • Social capital differs from other types of capital because it is relational and cannot be the property of any one individual.  • Social capital is produced by people investing time and effort. It is the result of historical, cultural and social factors which give rise to social relations, values and norms that bring people together in networks which result in collective action. • Social capital is central to building communities.

  5. What are the forms of social capital? • At the community level social capital exists in at least three forms: • bonding • bridging • linking

  6. What are the forms of social capital?

  7. Exercise 1 Time for a chat…. Remain in the big group and talk about this question: “What do you think the video was saying about social capital and its forms?”

  8. What is bonding? • Bonding refers to the relationships that we have with people who are like us. • This can include the connections among members of families, people who share a common interest and ethnic groups. • These people are important because they share a common connection that can bring them together.

  9. What is bridging? • Bridging’ refers to the relationships we have with people who are not like us. • This may be people who are from a different social background, from a different generation or a different cultural group. • These people are important because they bring new ideas, perspectives and solutions.

  10. What is linking? • Linking social capital refers to the relationships people have with those in power. • Linking social capital enables individuals and community groups to make use of resources, ideas and information from formal institutions that might be outside the community. • These people are important because they are often key decision makers.

  11. What keeps social capital working? The features that are important to building and maintaining social capital are: • Networks • Space and time to connect • Trust • Reciprocity • Opportunities for genuine participation • Mere presence is not enough. • Social capital takes a great deal of time and effort to slowly build but can be quickly lost if the networks and relationships are broken.

  12. Exercise 2 Time for another chat…. Divide into groups of four around the room. In your group share stories that illustrate the three forms of social capital: bonding, bridging and linking. Record on the paper: “What did you learn about the forms of social capital from these stories?”

  13. Time for a break!

  14. Where do you find it? • One way to identify the social capital in a community is to use asset mapping. • Asset mapping is a process of capturing opportunities that occur naturally within a community for the betterment of that community. A community is a group of people brought together by something they have in common such as geography, demographics or interest. Skills, talents, experience (professional and/or personal), resources, leadership and networks are assets that individuals may bring to a community.

  15. Where do you find it? The map of community assets provides a list of potential planning participants. These can include: • Individuals • Groups that already operate within the community such as churches, educational establishments, aged care services, emergency departments, hospitals and libraries. • Local, State and Federal Governmental institutions, small/medium businesses and telecommunication corporations. • People can be assets…. •  ….Parks, recreational facilities, real estate, commerce districts and utilities companies can be assets too.

  16. Social capital and people with disabilities • Family/parent participation and advocacy in the lives of people who are just developing their own means of mobilising social capital is vitally important. • Social capital involves developing and maintaining as many connections, outside the person’s primary social network, as possible. • Connecting to and/or joining important social structures (e.g. volunteer organisations, advocacy associations and work related groups.) is of critical importance to developing friendships and accessing different social support networks.

  17. Mobilising Social CapitalScott and Daniel’s Story The next video tells the story of Scott and Daniel and their transition from group home living to self-directing their funds and support. As you watch this video think about: “How do you think the bonding, bridging and linking forms of social capital were mobilised so that Scott and Daniel could achieve their dream of living in their own home.”

  18. Exercise 3 Time for another chat…. Divide into groups of four around the room. In your group discuss this question: “How do you think the ‘bonding’, ‘bridging’ and ‘linking’ forms of social capital were mobilised so that Scott and Daniel could achieve their dream of living in their own home?”

  19. Tell your own stories In the large group share your own stories: “What examples can you think of from your own day to day life that demonstrate using social capital in its bonding, bridging and linking forms?”

  20. Check out question! “What idea will you take away with you from this session?”

  21. References The information contained in this PowerPoint was compiled from the following sources: • Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2002). Social Capital and Social Wellbeing. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statisitcs. • Bourdieu, P. (1986). The forms of capital. In J. R. (ed), Handbook of theory and research for the sociology of education (pp. 241-258). New York: Greenwood Press. • Gotto, G. S., Calkins, C. F., Jackson, L., Walker, H., & Beckmann, C. (2010). Accessing Social Capital: Implications for persons with disabilities. Kansas City: A National Gateway to Self-Determination. • McKnight, J. L., & Kretzmann, J. P. (1996). Mapping Capacity. Retrieved May 28, 2013, from ABCD Institute: http://www.abcdinstitute.org/docs/MappingCapacity.pdf • OECD. (2001). The Wellbeing of Nations: The Role of Human and Social Capital, Education and Skills. Paris, France: OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. • Planning Tool Exchange. (2012). Asset Mapping Planning Tool Exchange. Retrieved May 28, 2013, from Planning Tool Exchange: http://www.planningtoolexchange.org/tool/asset-mapping • US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2010). Resources for Centers. Retrieved May 28, 2013, from US Department of Housing and Urban Development: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/nnw/resourcesforcenters/assetmapping.pdf • Woolcock, M. (2000). Why should we care about social capital? Canberra: Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration

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