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dc.contributor.authorStrange, C.
dc.contributor.authorFisher, C.
dc.contributor.authorHowat, Peter
dc.contributor.authorWood, L.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:29:57Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:29:57Z
dc.date.created2015-10-29T04:08:32Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationStrange, C. and Fisher, C. and Howat, P. and Wood, L. 2015. Creating a Village in Modern Suburbia: Parenthood and Social Capital. Urban Policy and Research. 33 (2): pp. 160-177.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22214
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/08111146.2014.969399
dc.description.abstract

Local communities with good stocks of social capital nurture and support the families residing within. This qualitative study explored through the perspectives of mothers, how families with children aged 0–5 years build social capital in newer residential areas in Perth, Western Australia. Parenthood generally increased the desire to connect to one's local community, which activated and enhanced social capital. Two themes appear to drive this desire: an increased need for social support and an increased vested interest in the local community. However, newer residential areas commonly have a lag of community infrastructure needed to provide opportunities for families with young children to interact with other families. Urban planning and community sectors need to coordinate to provide infrastructure and opportunities for families with young children to connect and build social capital within their local communities.

dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.titleCreating a Village in Modern Suburbia: Parenthood and Social Capital
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume33
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage160
dcterms.source.endPage177
dcterms.source.issn0811-1146
dcterms.source.titleUrban Policy and Research
curtin.departmentSchool of Public Health
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