Social Capital and Social Adaptation in Surakarta Society with Low Socioeconomic Status in the Covid-19 Era

Abstract

This study aims to illustrate the relationship between social capital and social adaptation in Surakarta society with low socioeconomic status in the Covid-19 era. This research is descriptive type, using qualitative research methods, which are conducted descriptively analytically, to describe the relationship between the concept of social capital and social adaptation. Informants were selected using purposive sampling, taken by 32 informants, which was determined based on the diversity of social capital in people who were in the category of low socioeconomic status. Data analysis is conducted interactively through data collection, data reduction, data presentation and conclusions. Primary data were collected representing variations in employment, education, marital status, and home ownership. Data was collected online using Google Forms instruments. To validate the correctness of the data on the relationship between the concept of social capital and social adaptation. Triangulation of sources was carried out, by presenting informants in Focus Group Discussion activities within 3 days. The collected data was processed using SPSS version 26 and displayed as a cross table. The results showed the diversity of findings, the presence of informants with high social capital, followed by social adaptation. Those with low social capital, followed by low social adaptation. However, an interesting finding found that those with high social capital but low social adaptation categories. In addition, found that even if informants had categorized low social capital, they were still able to survive with the support of high social adaptation.