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COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT TRMT 353
Oct 2
In the news Las Vegas
• http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/las-vegas-shooting-canadian- victims-roe-tara-klymchuk-mcildoon-dead-1.4318537
• https://globalnews.ca/video/3780419/terrorism-expert-offers-insight-on- las-vegas-massacre
Bali Volcano
• http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/30/asia/bali-evacuees-go-home/index.html
Bombardier vs Boeing
• https://globalnews.ca/news/3773916/bombardier-boeing- subsidies/?utm_source=Article&utm_medium=EditorsPick&utm_campaig n=2015
Jagmeet Singh
• http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/jagmeet-singh-profile-biography-win- 1.4315780
Social Capital
“The consequence of investment in
and cultivation of social
relationships allowing an individual
access to resources that would
otherwise be unavailable”
Sharpe, E., Mair, H., and Yuen, F., Ch. 5, p. 51
Social Capital
• Friendships, connections, family, co-worker
• Homophilous principal: networks develop among people
who share a social identity
• Where identities intersect = togetherness
Sharpe, E., Mair, H., and Yuen, F., Ch. 5, p. 52
6 Forms of Social Capital
1. Obligations & Expectations
• incentives/reciprocity
2. Information Potential
• Leverage connections for personal gain
3. Norms and effective sanctions
• For the greater good
4. Authority relations
• Spokesperson, leadership
5. Appropriate social organizations
• Org used for another purpose i.e. community garden
6. Intentional organizations
• Benefit members + others i.e. Rotary Sharpe, E., Mair, H., and Yuen, F., Ch. 5, p. 56
Facilitating Action
• Expressive Action (getting by) = Emotional Support
• Instrumental Action (getting ahead) = Advance social position
• Obstructive Action (falling behind) = Set back
Sharpe, E., Mair, H., and Yuen, F., Ch. 5, p. 57
Exit & Loyalty
Sharpe, E., Mair, H., and Yuen, F., Ch. 5, p. 57
Why it matters for CD
“Social capital strengthens a
communities ability to enact
change, making it a
necessary ingredient for the
realization of healthy
communities.” Sharpe, E., Mair, H., and Yuen, F., Ch. 5, p. 59
Sense of place
WHERE DO YOU FEEL
MOST COMFORTABLE?
DISCUSS
Who benefits from community spaces?
How might community spaces play a role for people who are marginalized?
GUEST SPEAKER
QUESTIONS
Next Class
REMINDER:
Guest Speaker Oct 5 – Festival Seekers
RE: Building Social Communities
NO CLASS Monday October 9
Happy Thanksgiving!
