The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of gender and educational level on different dimensions of social capital. Sample comprised of 200 students as respondents drawn randomly from semi-urban degree colleges located in Vaishali district of Bihar (India). For measuring social capital, Lakshmi (2015) scale was used. The findings revealed that male and female students did not differ significantly in terms of their scores on different factors of social capital such as bonding with friends, acceptance of system, support & cooperation, selfishness and harmony. The findings also revealed that undergraduate and postgraduate students did not differ significantly in terms of their scores on bonding with friends, support & cooperation, selfishness and harmony component of social capital. However, the difference between undergraduate and post graduate students in terms of their scores on acceptance of system component of social capital was statistically significant.
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