A study of the condition of social capital in disadvantaged neighborhoods (Case study: Kerman city)

Document Type : Research Article (Applied - Development)

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Associate Professor, Department of Social Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

10.22103/JUSG.2020.2008

Abstract

Objective This article aims to study the present status of two dimensions of social capital in the disadvantaged neighborhoods of Kerman: Structural (network of relationships) and cognitive (trust). Moreover, it tries to compare these two dimensions in disadvantaged and non disadvantaged neighborhoods and also to compare the disadvantaged one with national sample.
Method: The present study is a descriptive – analytic research. Questionnaire has been used for gathering information. The sample is 404 individuals selected through multi-stage cluster sampling in three deprived and marginal neighborhoods in Kerman. Also the national survey of measuring the country’s social capital and the complementary research on the non- deprived neighborhoods in Kerman are used to compare the social capitals in the samples.
Results: The results of T-test show that, in collective level, the amount of structural social capital in deprived neighborhoods is significantly lower than the non-deprived ones. These findings indicate that the relationship of the residents of deprived neighborhoods with the individuals who belong to the higher social-economic status, in comparison to the residents of the non-deprived neighborhoods, is significantly lower.
Conclusion: Moreover, the findings show that the amount of public and organizational trust (bridging social capital) of the deprived neighborhoods in comparison to the national sample which include all of the social classes and groups is significantly lower. This fact might make trouble in the cooperation of the deprived individuals with the public organizations and institutions for empowerment and improvement in their life. Also the findings indicate that the trust of the residents of the deprived neighborhoods in their relatives is more than the average level of the society.  At last, the findings, in personal level, show that the variables such as age, education and income, have significant association to the structural social capital and the perception of justice and equality have significant relationship to cognitive social capital.

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  • Receive Date: 18 July 2019
  • Revise Date: 18 September 2019
  • Accept Date: 04 October 2019

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