PLAN233 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Nimby, Homeless Shelter, Social Capital
17 Jan 2018
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Social networks are composed of actors (nodes) and relationships between actors (ties). Social capital is the ability to access resources through social networks. Social capital includes bonding capital (strong ties) and bringing capital (weak ties); gained from knowing people in different ways: bonding social capital. Strong social ties: high levels of trust and reciprocity. Inward looking, homogenous: fosters sense of community, examples: family, friends, neighbours, bridging social capital, weak social ties, often between people who are dissimilar, outward oriented, enables diverse groups to get along, examples: acquaintances, colleagues, friends-of-friends. Social capital important in the preparation before the storm, to endure the storm, aid to aid in recovery: develop a plan of action, exchange of physical, emotional, and financial support and resources. Spread information of where to get clothes, food, and money. Social capital: the bad: housing was the top priority during recovery from hurricane katrina.
