Bonding and Bridging Social Capital Development by Social Workers |
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Authors: | Chau-kiu Cheung Ping Kwong Kam |
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Institution: | City University of Hong Kong, Department of Applied Social Studies , Hong Kong, China |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACT Developing service users’ bonding and bridging social capital is an increasingly recognized role of social workers. A survey of 570 Chinese service users, sampled from 41 social service units in Hong Kong, provided data for the study. Results demonstrated convergent and discriminant validity in a confirmatory factor model about the measurement of bonding and bridging social capital development, mutuality, and assistance to the community. This evidence for the validity and usefulness of social capital development endorses social workers’ role in developing service users’ social capital. Further research needs to assess the generalizability of the present findings in other sociocultural settings. |
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Keywords: | Social capital bonding bridging social worker mutuality community development |
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