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

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

Year 2016, Volume: 6 Issue: 8, 108 - 112, 01.10.2016

Ahmad Shukri Abdul Hamid Najib Ahmad Marzuki Noor Azizah Ahmad Mohd. Sobhi Ishak

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.

Keywords

Social Capital, Community, Malaysian Society

Year 2016, Volume: 6 Issue: 8, 108 - 112, 01.10.2016

Ahmad Shukri Abdul Hamid Najib Ahmad Marzuki Noor Azizah Ahmad Mohd. Sobhi Ishak

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Other ID	JA96YT98AJ
Journal Section	Research Article
Authors	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
Publication Date	October 1, 2016
Published in Issue	Year 2016 Volume: 6 Issue: 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.
AMA	Hamid ASA, Marzuki NA, Ahmad NA, Ishak MS. Social Capital and Community Cohesion: The Constitution of Community Social Capital in Malaysia. IRMM. October 2016;6(8):108-112.
Chicago	Hamid, Ahmad Shukri Abdul, Najib Ahmad Marzuki, Noor Azizah Ahmad, and Mohd. Sobhi Ishak. “Social Capital and Community Cohesion: The Constitution of Community Social Capital in Malaysia”. International Review of Management and Marketing 6, no. 8 (October 2016): 108-12.
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	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, 2016.
ISNAD	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 6/8 (October 2016), 108-112.
JAMA	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, 2016, pp. 108-12.
Vancouver	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):108-12.