Abstract

This study intended to learn the mobilization of social capital for the access to better health care facilities emphasizing the role of religiosity culture and social identity. Social capital was limited to religiosity culture and the social identity using the bonding and bridging concepts for this study. The three variables gauged in the study were social capital, religiosity culture and social identity which are barely used for the health care industry. The target population was public health care practitioners of the Federal Capital with sample size of 215 doctors and nurses over a period of six months. The data was quantitative and analyzed through co-relational tests. Questionnaire was developed for the study using the validity and reliability statistics. However, the results from the study reflected the significant impact of religiosity culture and social identity. Thus, it was concluded that positive and negative externalities affect the social identity in the creation of social capital. The findings of this study can provide a framework for future reference and to the policy makers in enhancing the social responsibility through mobilization of social capital of healthcare professionals in the industry.

Highlights

  • In Healthcare industry, the interest of social capital is increasing at a very rapid rate(Pitkin Derose and Varda, 2009).Scientists analyzed the importance of social capital in different domains for different countries including Pakistan(Gupta et al, 2017)

  • There is a need to study the social capital with the social responsibility and religiosity culture and social identity for the performance of social institutes and improved public life

  • The study concludes that religiosity culture and social identity predicts social capital

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Introduction

In Healthcare industry, the interest of social capital is increasing at a very rapid rate(Pitkin Derose and Varda, 2009).Scientists analyzed the importance of social capital in different domains for different countries including Pakistan(Gupta et al, 2017). All the major details of the study including Research Problem, Background, Conceptual Definitions, and Aim of this study are discussed . Social capital and religiosity culture with the dimensions of norms and values will affect the social responsibility of the healthcare practitioners. The theory lacks certain dimensions of social capital when studied in relation with social responsibility i.e. structural and cognitive. There is a need to study the social capital with the social responsibility and religiosity culture and social identity for the performance of social institutes and improved public life. In Pakistan last decade brought reforms in the health sector and the consequences as well. These reforms addressed the ongoing process of devolution-decentralization since the annulment of 18th amendment. The responsibility does lie with the authority with the health practitioners

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