Social capital

Social capital is a concept that was introduced by sociologists, many years ago. It's actually the networks and [resources:sources] that people use to deliver social outcomes. For instance, it might be holding a sporting event, running a community [fete:rule] , being part of a club.It is difficult to measure social capital and one way of looking at it is the [extent:frame] that people volunteer in their local community. So you can consider the volunteering rate as an [indicator:item] for how healthy a community is. You can also look at something called a well·being index - the way people think about their lives and how [trusting:reliable] they are of others. their general perception of the value of their life.