I've Always Managed, That's What We Do
Social Capital and Women's Experiences of Social Exclusion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2642408 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Victoria K Gosling (University of Salford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-14 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Research Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-7804 • E-ISSN: 1360-7804 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5153/sro.1613 |
| OpenAlex | W1982741046 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 30 |
It is evident that the concept of 'social capital' has recently come to the forefront of many governmental strategies aimed at combating social exclusion. In particular the interpretation of social capital used by many authors and agencies is one that emphasises the importance of not only social networks and contacts, but also a social responsibility to one's local community and wider society. Most notably it is poor people and poorer neighbourhoods that are seen to be lacking in these forms of social capital, and therefore emphasis is placed upon individual and community responsibility for tackling their own (and other's) exclusion. Drawing on in-depth interviews with women living on a deprived inner-city housing estate in the north of England, this research considers existing practices, forms and gendered nature of social capital for these women. The paper concludes that contrary to popular beliefs, many of these women already possessed forms of social capital, and specifically, that this was beneficial in helping them cope and 'get by' within their everyday experiences of social exclusion. This research highlights the potential exclusionary nature of social capital for certain individuals and the limitations of social capital in helping excluded women to escape their poverty
Economic capital · Economic growth · Economics · Human capital · Individual capital · Poverty · Social capital · Social engagement · Social exclusion · Social mobility · Social reproduction · Social science · Social status · Sociology · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Social Capital and Networks · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
The Dark Side of Social Capital
A need for revenge after terrorism for indirectly impacted citizens
In a Class on Their Own
Wasta and Gender Inequality in the Workplace
Time's up
Gender attitudes and business venturing in low gender egalitarianism culture
Engendering social capital through a leisure club for middle‐aged and older women
Parental perceptions of a national program that funds sport participation for low-income children and youth in Canada
Keeping meself to meself’ – How Social Networks Can Influence Narratives of Stigma and Identity for Long‐term Sickness Benefits Recipients
Investigating Ofsted’s inclusion of cultural capital in early years inspections
Social Isolation
Urban silos
Women, minorities, and employment discrimination
The Inclusive Society?
Childhood poverty and social exclusion
The individualized society
Doing Feminist Research
The myth of social capital in community development
Money and Marriage
Social capital and the third way in public health
Getting on or Getting By? Women, Social Capital and Political Participation
What’s the Big Idea? A Critical Exploration of the Concept of Social Capital and its Incorporation into Leisure Policy Discourse
Meeting parents’ needs? Discourses of ‘support’ and ‘inclusion’ in family policy
Include Me Out? The New Politics of Place and Poverty
Lone Parents and the New Deal
Urban Regeneration's Poisoned Chalice
Social Capital
An invitation to reflexive sociology
Making Democracy Work
Social Capital and Social Change
Context and Background
Gendering Bourdieu's Concepts of Capitals? Emotional Capital, Women and Social Class
Social networks in a 'discredited' neighbourhood
Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
Cultures, Communities, Identities
Making Work Pay' - Devising the Best Strategy for Lone Parents in Britain
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |