@article{MAKHILLTSS201813924750,
    title = {Social Capital in the Community Empowerment at Makassar City},
    journal = {The Social Sciences},
    volume = {13},
    number = {9},
    pages = {1404-1407},
    year = {2018},
    issn = {1818-5800},
    doi = {sscience.2018.1404.1407},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1818-5800&doi=sscience.2018.1404.1407},
    author = {Husain and},
    keywords = {Social capital,community empowerment areas,data collection,social services,Chairman,activities},
    abstract = {This research aims to assess and analyze the elements of social capital in the community
empowerment at Makassar City. This type of research with qualitative descriptive phenomena. Qualitative
research analysis model is designed such that it can uncover significant issues related to the focus of the
research problem. Informants consisted of Head of Social Services of Makassar as key informants, Chairman
of the Planning and Development of City of Makassar, departmental heads social services, district head of
Wajo, village head of Melayu and community leaders. Data collected by observation, interview and
documentation. Data analysis technique used starting with data collection, data reduction, data presentation
and conclusion. The results showed that the elements of social capital in a community consists of, trust,
cohesiveness, altruism, attitude of not selfish and not individualistic and mutual cooperation, empathy and
helping others and social networking and collaboration. These elements are social capital in empowering local
communities to build places of worship, clean up the environment, help people in the affected areas and various
community development activities.}
    }