Social networks as social capital for eco-tourism in Malaysia : a preliminary sociological study of the Langkawi Geopark

• Main Author: Chan, Geraldine K.L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9781/1/15x.geografia-dec15-geraldine-edam.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9781/; http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php?cont=a&item=2&thn=2015&vol=11&issue=13&ver=loc

Theoretically and empirically, the transformation of social networks into social capital is made possible by the interplay between social relationships, social interactions, shared network values, some similarities, network norms, network sanctions and benefits primarily at the informal level betwee...