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UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CAPITAL Presenter: Jennifer Lowe, Ph.D.Moderator: Jack Myrick
SESSION 1 of 3
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Jack Myrick is the co-developer of WorkForward, a 40-hour career transition curriculum, and Winning the Workplace Challenge, a skills approach to better relationships in the workplace setting.Jack has been a partner in over 20 businesses for the last three decades and is now a trainer and certified Career Transition Coach. He is the author of three books: The Shipbuilder, The Merchant, and Hitting Your BullsEye, all business parables to help people reach their full potential in business and life.
Jack MyrickMODERATOR
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Jennifer Lowe serves as the Vice President of Shared Learning and Member Networks at Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) in Boston, MA. In this role, she leads the organization’s Economic Mobility Exchange, a global member-based learning network of over 100+ nonprofits and government agencies. Jennifer previously provided oversight and strategic direction of EMPath’s outcomes initiative and research projects. Jennifer authored Social Networks as an Anti-Poverty Strategy (2012), and co-authored From Opportunity to Burden: Profiles of Low-Income Households Caught in the Credit Trap (2014) and Massachusetts Economic Independence Index (2013).
Jennifer Lowe, Ph.DPRESENTER
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WELCOME!
GOALS1. Gain an understanding of what social networks and social capital
are, and why they matter.
2. Learn what factors influence social networks and social capital, and where disparities exist.
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DEFINING CONCEPTS
• Social Network is an interconnected group or association of people and organizations – our social ties
• Colleagues, family, friends, etc.
• Social Capital is the social value generated by and resources found within our social networks
• Information, opportunities, trust, favors, good-will, reciprocity
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REFLECT ON A TIME…
Think about a time when you helped or supported someone, OR when someone helped or supported you…personally, academically or professionally
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REFLECTION QUESTION
• How close were you to this person?
- Strong tie – close, high emotional investment
- Weak tie – less in common, acquaintance
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REFLECTION QUESTION
What type of assistance or guidance was provided?
- Leverage – helps to get ahead
- Support – helps to get by
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WHO YOU KNOW MATTERS
WHY?YouCo-Workers
Friends
Neighbors
Family
Community Orgs
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SOCIAL CAPITAL
Bonding
vs.
Bridging
YouCo-Workers
Friends
Neighbors
Family
Community Orgs
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ACTIVATING SOCIAL CAPITAL
TRUST, RECIPROCITY, AND DURABILITY
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FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE OUR SOCIAL NETWORKS
These are just a few…• Geography• Education• Connection to labor market• Gender
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SOCIAL NETWORKS OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE
WHAT DOES RESEARCH SAY?
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER
HOMOPHILY: the tendency to associate and connect with others who are similar, resulting in homogeneous networks
• Similar sociodemographic, behavioral, and intrapersonal characteristics
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WHAT’S NEXT?
HOW CAN WE SUPPORT OUR CUSTOMERS?
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Emerging Practices Series 2019-01The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Family Assistance funded this technical assistance activity, managed by Public Strategies, under contract number HHSP23337005T, Integrating Innovative Employment
& Economic Stability Strategies into TANF Programs (IIEESS).