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Re-conceptualizing social anchors in community development: utilizing social anchor theory to create social capital's third dimension

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  • Aaron Walter Clopton
  • Bryan L. Finch

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Social anchor theory (SAT) states that, within any given community context, there are social institutions that serve to anchor social networks, thereby contextualizing the community and its networks. In this re-conceptualization, social anchors are defined as any institution that supports the development and maintenance of social capital and networks at the community level and provides an attachment for the collective identity of that community. They may take various forms, including schools, sport teams, corporations, natural structures or cultural events. In order to be social anchors, these institutions must allow for social capital development in the form of bonding or bridging, provide a point of connection for various members of the community across racial, gender, and other demographic boundaries, and provide some form of uniqueness or identity for community members. Anchors must enhance or construct a sense of community, trust, or reciprocation within social networks.

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  • Aaron Walter Clopton & Bryan L. Finch, 2011. "Re-conceptualizing social anchors in community development: utilizing social anchor theory to create social capital's third dimension," Community Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(1), pages 70-83, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:comdev:v:42:y:2011:i:1:p:70-83
    DOI: 10.1080/15575330.2010.505293
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    1. James Henderson & Christopher McWilliams, 2017. "The UK community anchor model and its challenges for community sector theory and practice," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 54(16), pages 3826-3842, December.
    2. Abel Duarte Alonso, 2014. "Socioeconomic development in an ultra-peripheral European region: the role of a food regulatory council as a social anchor," Community Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(5), pages 458-473, December.
    3. Devendra Potnis & Iman Tahamtan, 2021. "Hashtags for gatekeeping of information on social media," Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 72(10), pages 1234-1246, October.
    4. Paolo Rungo & José Manuel Sánchez-Santos, 2022. "Social Ties, Network Socioeconomic Diversity and Sporting Event Attendance," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 164(2), pages 773-790, November.

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