The Role of Social Capital in Educational Aspirations of Rural Youth*

Byun, Soo-yong; Meece, Judith L.; Irvin, Matthew J.; Hutchins, Bryan C.

doi:10.1111/j.1549-0831.2012.00086.x

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“…Rural sociologists have largely focused on perspectives that define social capital as connections among individuals-social networks and the norms of reciprocity and trustworthiness that arise from them (Putman 2000;Byun et al 2012;Yang et al 2011). In combination, social ecology and social capital can be conceptualised as a feature of both social organisations and as a community asset Putman 2000;Yang et al 2011).…”

Section: Social Capital and The Natural Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It describes how populations develop and utilise their connections and strengths within communities to enhance and develop cohesion and productivity (Putman 2000;Yang et al 2011;Byun et al 2012). …”

Section: Social Ecologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The selection of a theoretical framework that can be applied to the mental health context of rural people requires careful attention. A large body of evidence supports the fact that social capital plays an important role in determining the physical and mental health of individuals beyond their genetic and behavioural characteristics (Bronfenbrenner 2005;Boyd and Parr 2008;Byun et al 2012;Kellert 2012;Stokols et al 2013). Social capital, a growing area of health discourse, refers to the collection of community or personal assets, trust and cohesiveness that is available in a human social system .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

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Rural Mental Health Ecology: A Framework for Engaging with Mental Health Social Capital in Rural Communities

Wilson

Usher

2015

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The mental health of people in rural communities is influenced by the robustness of the mental health ecosystem within each community. Theoretical approaches such as social ecology and social capital are useful when applied to the practical context of promoting environmental conditions which maximise mental health helping capital to enhance resilience and reduce vulnerably as a buffer for mental illness. This paper explores the ecological conditions that affect the mental health and illness of people in rural communities. It proposes a new mental health social ecology framework that makes full use of the locally available unique social capital that is sufficiently flexible to facilitate mental health helping capital best suited to mental health service delivery for rural people in an Australian context.

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Section: Social Capital and The Natural Environmentmentioning

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Section: Social Ecologymentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Rural Mental Health Ecology: A Framework for Engaging with Mental Health Social Capital in Rural Communities

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Usher

2015

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“…Pierre Bourdieu and James Coleman contributed to the initial development of the concept of social capital by highlighting the benefits accruing to individuals or families from their social ties (Byun, Meece, Irvin and Hutchins, 2012). Bourdieu (1985) defines social capital as "the aggregate of the actual or potential resources which are linked to possession of a durable network of more or less institutionalised relationships of mutual acquaintance and recognition, in other words, to membership in a group."…”

Section: Theoretical Framework: Social Capital Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Family Networks’ Support to Employment Paths of Rural Youth in a Ghanaian Community

Dwumah

Akuoko²,

Yeboah³

2018

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The study examined family networks' support to rural young people's past and present employment as well as their employment aspirations since research on these issues especially in African and Ghanaian context is rare. The research analysed whether or not rural youth expect and receive employment support from their family networks. Mixed method approach for collection and analysis of data from young people in Amankyea a rural community in the Atwima Nwabiagya district of Ashanti region in Ghana was used. Three (3) focus group discussions and interviews of 20 young people who were purposively selected were conducted. Questionnaires were also administered to 270 randomly selected young people in the rural community. Social capital theory was used as theoretical framework for the study. It was found that majority of the rural youth did not expect, and receive employment support from their family networks. Though rural youth did not expect support from their family networks generally, female rural youth expected and received support from their male partners. The study recommends the need to encourage family networks through workshops and seminars to prioritize employment support to rural young people to reduce reliance on government of Ghana.

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“…Those who do earn degrees, must sometimes leave home permanently to pursue careers unavailable at home. The literature on rural youth highlights this significant conflict (Byun et al 2012) between allegiances to family and community and new expectations placed on rural youth to acquire the cultural capital they need to become global citizens. In changing the meaning of place (Giddens 1991;Massey 1995;Appadurai 1996;Putnam 2007), economic and cultural globalization processes are at odds with localized livelihood strategies and cultural affinities.…”

Section: Cultural Responses To Socioeconomic Change In Fishing Communmentioning

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Localized practices and globalized futures: challenges for Alaska coastal community youth

Lowe

2015

Maritime Studies

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Increasing enclosure in fisheries, the rising cost of living in northern rural areas, and the single sector economies of many coastal communities have increased community vulnerability to short and long-term resource and market instabilities. This article situates Alaska coastal youth within the current economic uncertainty experienced by communities traditionally reliant upon commercial fishing. Focus group interviews conducted with youth aged 16-24 in Gulf of Alaska coastal communities demonstrate youth in this region possess strong, place-based social capital shaped by the small size and geographic remoteness of their communities as well as a connectedness to each other and to the physical environment of those communities. Key discourses emerged in the interviews concerning this "close-knit" nature of Alaska coastal communities, how their residents are "hands-on" people in the context of employment preferences and affinities, and that Alaska coastal youth perceive a "real world" beyond the borders of their communities offering them attractive amenities of modern, urban lifestyles. As opportunities in traditional occupations such as fishing diminish, coastal youth are encouraged to pursue higher education and in this context, young women are leaving more frequently than young men as gender roles change.

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The Role of Social Capital in Educational Aspirations of Rural Youth*

Cited by 137 publications

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Rural Mental Health Ecology: A Framework for Engaging with Mental Health Social Capital in Rural Communities

Rural Mental Health Ecology: A Framework for Engaging with Mental Health Social Capital in Rural Communities

Family Networks’ Support to Employment Paths of Rural Youth in a Ghanaian Community

Localized practices and globalized futures: challenges for Alaska coastal community youth

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