Social capital from ecosystem approach: Investment on social well-being

Year 2010, Issue: 3, 49 - 63, 01.04.2010

Emine Özmete Filiz Yıldırım

Abstract

The aim of this paper is explaining of some backround material on relationship between social capital and social well-being with ecosystem approach. The understanding of social capital can potentially provide valuable insights into the social networks and links that individuals and communities have, and importantly how these networks and links can be utilised to contribute to positive outcomes for the individual and the community alike in terms of social well-being. In this way the explaining of social capital may enlarge our understanding of how individuals can work cooperatively to achieve shared goals and to deal with difficulties within micro environment, mezo environment and macro environment productively.

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Sosyal kapital kavramına ekosistem yaklaşımı: Sosyal refahına yatırım

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Bu çalışma, sosyal kapital ve sosyal refah kavramları arasındaki ilişkiyi ekosistem yaklaşımı ile açıklamakta ve bu kavramların dayandığı esaslara ilişkin kaynak sağlamaktadır. Sosyal kapitalin; bireyler ve toplulukların sahip oldukları sosyal ağlar ve bağlantılar ile birlikte anlaşılması, sosyal refaha yapılacak olan yatırım açısından da daha geniş bir bakış açısı ortaya koymaktadır. Bu sosyal ağlar ve bağlantılardan, sosyal refaha katkı sağlayan olumlu çıktılar olarak yararlanılması önemlidir. Sosyal kapitalin bu şekilde açıklanması bireylerin; mikro, mezo ve makro çevrelerdeki güçlükler ile verimli bir şekilde başa çıkabilme yöntemlerinin geliştirilmesine ve ortak amaçların işbirliği ile başarılabilmesine katkı sağlar.

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