Flora & Flora,: Seven Types Of A Community

Flora & Flora (2009 & 2004) identifies seven types of capital; that plays a crucial part in communities. All these features are reflected as human factors that influence the community. The following capitals are:

Natural Capital: This refers to natural resources that can be used in the community. Location is very important for this capital because it refers to the resources that can be locted in a specific space.

Cultural Capital: Legacy is an important concept on culture because it relates to the history of the family. Legacy is loosely defined as the teaching of the family that are passed on through generations. Social status is of importance in this capital; because it relates to the family structure. Social class determines also the legacy that is passed on from generation to generation. Legacy is strongly related to land or location. Legacy is mainly transferred through social institutions. Gender, race and ethnicity played a key part in legacy and social relationships. Racial discrimination took
It can be a tie among family members, with neighbours, ties from shared experience and cultural norms. Social capital can have a group base, a network base or an institutional base. Bonding refers to the value assigned to social networks between homogeneous groups of people and bridging refers to that of social networks between socially heterogeneous groups. By combining bonding and bridging it can create better social capital for communities. It is not easy to build social infrastructure. By creating better communication it can improve social capital. Controversy can be good in communities but there has to be a mutual respect between opinions. Different social groups can come together for community interactions because it creates a better social community. Resources that are gained in the community has to be accessible and mobilized effectively. Each type of social capital has to equally