Social work organizations’ role in the social capital building in China: a case study among rural migrant workers in Xiamen

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are considered important actors in promoting social capital, social welfare, and social work organizations (SWOs) and are fast-developing in China. This research adopted a case study to look into SWOs’ (Social Work Organization’s) capacity to build social capita...

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Main Authors: Hong, Shanshan, Mohd Hussain, Rosila Bee, Wong, Danny Tze Ken
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spelling my.um.eprints.433842023-11-07T02:52:12Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/43384/ Social work organizations’ role in the social capital building in China: a case study among rural migrant workers in Xiamen Hong, Shanshan Mohd Hussain, Rosila Bee Wong, Danny Tze Ken GN Anthropology H Social Sciences (General) HM Sociology Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are considered important actors in promoting social capital, social welfare, and social work organizations (SWOs) and are fast-developing in China. This research adopted a case study to look into SWOs’ (Social Work Organization’s) capacity to build social capital among rural migrant workers (RMWs) in Xiamen, China. It is found that SWOs’ capacity in linking social capital is still weak. Their capability in social networking and trust and norms building is over-shaped by the environmental factors. SWOs’ role in building social capital in China is social construction production. SWOs should reexamine their social development roles but not to be co-opted into the authoritative control system and play a major factor in social capital establishment standing for clients’ authentic development. It is suggested that SWOs should focus more on linking social capital (both structural and cognitive social capital) between vulnerable groups and other organizations, especially government departments and policymakers, and apply social capital into social work theory development with its context in China. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Springer 2022 Article PeerReviewed Hong, Shanshan and Mohd Hussain, Rosila Bee and Wong, Danny Tze Ken (2022) Social work organizations’ role in the social capital building in China: a case study among rural migrant workers in Xiamen. Global Social Welfare, 9 (1). 55 -66. ISSN 2196-8799, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s40609-021-00207-6 <https://doi.org/10.1007/s40609-021-00207-6>. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85103377967&doi=10.1007%2fs40609-021-00207-6&partnerID=40&md5=543d5422375ec8f5d0045c8483965941 10.1007/s40609-021-00207-6
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Hong, Shanshan
Mohd Hussain, Rosila Bee
Wong, Danny Tze Ken
Social work organizations’ role in the social capital building in China: a case study among rural migrant workers in Xiamen
description Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are considered important actors in promoting social capital, social welfare, and social work organizations (SWOs) and are fast-developing in China. This research adopted a case study to look into SWOs’ (Social Work Organization’s) capacity to build social capital among rural migrant workers (RMWs) in Xiamen, China. It is found that SWOs’ capacity in linking social capital is still weak. Their capability in social networking and trust and norms building is over-shaped by the environmental factors. SWOs’ role in building social capital in China is social construction production. SWOs should reexamine their social development roles but not to be co-opted into the authoritative control system and play a major factor in social capital establishment standing for clients’ authentic development. It is suggested that SWOs should focus more on linking social capital (both structural and cognitive social capital) between vulnerable groups and other organizations, especially government departments and policymakers, and apply social capital into social work theory development with its context in China. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
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author Hong, Shanshan
Mohd Hussain, Rosila Bee
Wong, Danny Tze Ken
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Wong, Danny Tze Ken
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title Social work organizations’ role in the social capital building in China: a case study among rural migrant workers in Xiamen
title_short Social work organizations’ role in the social capital building in China: a case study among rural migrant workers in Xiamen
title_full Social work organizations’ role in the social capital building in China: a case study among rural migrant workers in Xiamen
title_fullStr Social work organizations’ role in the social capital building in China: a case study among rural migrant workers in Xiamen
title_full_unstemmed Social work organizations’ role in the social capital building in China: a case study among rural migrant workers in Xiamen
title_sort social work organizations’ role in the social capital building in china: a case study among rural migrant workers in xiamen
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