What social capital is and why it is present in community pharmacy

摘要

Social capital refers to the institutions,relationships and norms that shape the quality and quantity of a society's social interactions.Most definitions of the concept refer to social capital being more than the sum of the institutions that underpin a society;in addition it is the "glue" that holds people together - involving a sense of belonging,an experience of social networks and shared values.It may be said of social capital that you know it when you see it and that you also sense when it is not there;in the case of the latter,trust decays and at a certain point this decay begins to manifest itself in serious social problems,such as crime and endemic poor health.