Duman, Betül Adıyaman Üniversitesi, Turkey , Alacahan, Osman Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi, Turkey

Ethnicity With Reference To Social Capital and Trust

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In this article, we seek to shed some light on the relation between the ethnicity and social capital indicators. Aiming this, a field survey was carried out in 10 neighborhoods of Adana for 600 people through vis a vis interview. Those neighborhoods cover the ones supposed to be „Kurdish ghettos‟, ones having ethnic diversity and the ones inhabited mostly by Turks. The findings of the survey have been evaluated in relation to social capital that is a crucial dimension of social cohesion and mainly to trust. In this article, we seek to explore the linkages between ethnicity and variety of social capital indicators including interpersonal trust, trust to family, and trust in institutions.

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Social capital , trust , ethnicity

Gaziantep University Journal Of Social Sciences

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