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Social capital, support networks and black elderly persons
- Author:
- HOWES F.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Maatskaplike Werk, 43(2), June 2007, pp.177-190.
As social capital plays a pivotal role in the social welfare policy of the Western Cape, this article examines the nature of social capital and social networks. It explores the social networks of older Black people in one black residential area of Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, to determine the state of social capital in that community. The findings indicate that bonding social capital and bridging social capital is present in the community , but linking social capital (ie that which reaches out to unlike people is dissimilar situations) is very low. It is recommended that this age cohort be used to enlarge social capital in that community.