Creating a Village in Modern Suburbia: Parenthood and Social Capital
Local communities with good stocks of social capital nurture and support the families residing within. This qualitative study explored through the perspectives of mothers, how families with children aged 0–5 years build social capital in newer residential areas in Perth, Western Australia. Parenthoo...
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| author | Strange, C. Fisher, C. Howat, Peter Wood, L. |
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| description | Local communities with good stocks of social capital nurture and support the families residing within. This qualitative study explored through the perspectives of mothers, how families with children aged 0–5 years build social capital in newer residential areas in Perth, Western Australia. Parenthood generally increased the desire to connect to one's local community, which activated and enhanced social capital. Two themes appear to drive this desire: an increased need for social support and an increased vested interest in the local community. However, newer residential areas commonly have a lag of community infrastructure needed to provide opportunities for families with young children to interact with other families. Urban planning and community sectors need to coordinate to provide infrastructure and opportunities for families with young children to connect and build social capital within their local communities. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-222142017-09-13T13:48:14Z Creating a Village in Modern Suburbia: Parenthood and Social Capital Strange, C. Fisher, C. Howat, Peter Wood, L. Local communities with good stocks of social capital nurture and support the families residing within. This qualitative study explored through the perspectives of mothers, how families with children aged 0–5 years build social capital in newer residential areas in Perth, Western Australia. Parenthood generally increased the desire to connect to one's local community, which activated and enhanced social capital. Two themes appear to drive this desire: an increased need for social support and an increased vested interest in the local community. However, newer residential areas commonly have a lag of community infrastructure needed to provide opportunities for families with young children to interact with other families. Urban planning and community sectors need to coordinate to provide infrastructure and opportunities for families with young children to connect and build social capital within their local communities. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22214 10.1080/08111146.2014.969399 Routledge restricted |
| spellingShingle | Strange, C. Fisher, C. Howat, Peter Wood, L. Creating a Village in Modern Suburbia: Parenthood and Social Capital |
| title | Creating a Village in Modern Suburbia: Parenthood and Social Capital |
| title_full | Creating a Village in Modern Suburbia: Parenthood and Social Capital |
| title_fullStr | Creating a Village in Modern Suburbia: Parenthood and Social Capital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Creating a Village in Modern Suburbia: Parenthood and Social Capital |
| title_short | Creating a Village in Modern Suburbia: Parenthood and Social Capital |
| title_sort | creating a village in modern suburbia: parenthood and social capital |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22214 |