Escaping from behavioural poverty in Uganda : the role of culture and social capital

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Title:

Author:

Munene, J. C.

ISBN:

9789970024797

Personal Author:

Munene, J. C.

Publication Information:

Kampala : Fountain Publishers, 2005.

Physical Description:

ix, 170 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents:

1. Introduction : an overview of poverty in Africa -- 2. The poor in Africa with special reference to Uganda -- 3. Culture, cultural interface and development in Africa -- 4. Values and economic success in Uganda : an empirical study -- 5. Networking : the social psychological foundations of development -- 6. Participation and development -- 7. Escaping poverty : the relevance of social capital -- 8. Towards a social psychology of development.

Subject Term:

Poverty -- Uganda.

Poor -- Uganda.

Social capital (Sociology) -- Uganda.

Social values -- Uganda.

Cognition and culture -- Uganda.

Social psychology -- Uganda.

Added Author:

Schwartz, S. H.

Kibanja, Grace M. (Grace Milly)

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Summary

Approached from a socio-physiological perspective, this study examines with reference to Africa, the role of cultural and social capital in the efforts of individuals, communities and other networks to overcome poverty and achieve a sustainable way of life. Moving beyond the familiar poverty indicators as from a conventional development-economics perspective, the study contests that culture plays a major role in development, as the psychological attitudes that determine human behavior and interaction are usually rooted in the cultural environment. It argues that socio-psychological individuals and their actions are the key to determining livelihoods and influencing communities; and that cultural and social capital - the shared values, knowledge, attitudes and expectations of a group or society - is vital for social cooperation and overall human-centered development.