The Role of Social Capital in the Promotion of Social Security

Abstract

The concept of social capital has three indexes including social trust, social solidarity and social participation and it is the effect and developer of the three indexes. This vital capital is in tight relation with physical, economic and human capital, which contribute to economic, cultural, and information development and to the flourishment of the society. Social capital creates the sense of participation among the society members, and it is the determinant cause of social security. Low level of social capital would result in discrimination, inequality, migration, lack of public trust sense, decrease in the social participation, decrease in charity affairs, increase in social bandit, drug addiction, family collapse, inter-generational gap, and consequently decrease in social security index. Using descriptive- analytic method, this research is intended to expound the indexes of social capital and their role in the promotion of social security so that to provide social security to flourish the society.