Social Capital and Community Cohesion: The Constitution of Community Social Capital in Malaysia

Volume: 6 Number: 8 October 1, 2016
  • Ahmad Shukri Abdul Hamid
  • Najib Ahmad Marzuki
  • Noor Azizah Ahmad
  • Mohd. Sobhi Ishak
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Social Capital and Community Cohesion: The Constitution of Community Social Capital in Malaysia

Abstract

This paper discusses what constitutes community social capital and how community cohesion is achieved. The insights explicated in this paper 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 had produced 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. Social cohesion is the outcome of the interaction that occur within these realms. This correspond to an age-old sociological wisdom about society being the product of social interaction.

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Ahmad Shukri Abdul Hamid This is me

Najib Ahmad Marzuki This is me

Noor Azizah Ahmad This is me

Mohd. Sobhi Ishak This is me

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October 1, 2016

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October 1, 2016

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Year 2016 Volume: 6 Number: 8

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APA
Hamid, A. S. A., Marzuki, N. A., Ahmad, N. A., & Ishak, M. S. (2016). Social Capital and Community Cohesion: The Constitution of Community Social Capital in Malaysia. International Review of Management and Marketing, 6(8), 108-112. https://izlik.org/JA62WA66JK
AMA
1.Hamid ASA, Marzuki NA, Ahmad NA, Ishak MS. Social Capital and Community Cohesion: The Constitution of Community Social Capital in Malaysia. IRMM. 2016;6(8):108-112. https://izlik.org/JA62WA66JK
Chicago
Hamid, Ahmad Shukri Abdul, Najib Ahmad Marzuki, Noor Azizah Ahmad, and Mohd. Sobhi Ishak. 2016. “Social Capital and Community Cohesion: The Constitution of Community Social Capital in Malaysia”. International Review of Management and Marketing 6 (8): 108-12. https://izlik.org/JA62WA66JK.
EndNote
Hamid ASA, Marzuki NA, Ahmad NA, Ishak MS (October 1, 2016) Social Capital and Community Cohesion: The Constitution of Community Social Capital in Malaysia. International Review of Management and Marketing 6 8 108–112.
IEEE
[1]A. S. A. Hamid, N. A. Marzuki, N. A. Ahmad, and M. S. Ishak, “Social Capital and Community Cohesion: The Constitution of Community Social Capital in Malaysia”, IRMM, vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 108–112, Oct. 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA62WA66JK
ISNAD
Hamid, Ahmad Shukri Abdul - Marzuki, Najib Ahmad - Ahmad, Noor Azizah - Ishak, Mohd. Sobhi. “Social Capital and Community Cohesion: The Constitution of Community Social Capital in Malaysia”. International Review of Management and Marketing 6/8 (October 1, 2016): 108-112. https://izlik.org/JA62WA66JK.
JAMA
1.Hamid ASA, Marzuki NA, Ahmad NA, Ishak MS. Social Capital and Community Cohesion: The Constitution of Community Social Capital in Malaysia. IRMM. 2016;6:108–112.
MLA
Hamid, Ahmad Shukri Abdul, et al. “Social Capital and Community Cohesion: The Constitution of Community Social Capital in Malaysia”. International Review of Management and Marketing, vol. 6, no. 8, Oct. 2016, pp. 108-12, https://izlik.org/JA62WA66JK.
Vancouver
1.Ahmad Shukri Abdul Hamid, Najib Ahmad Marzuki, Noor Azizah Ahmad, Mohd. Sobhi Ishak. Social Capital and Community Cohesion: The Constitution of Community Social Capital in Malaysia. IRMM [Internet]. 2016 Oct. 1;6(8):108-12. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA62WA66JK