Social Capital A Theory of Social Structure and Action

Name: Social Capital A Theory of Social Structure and Action
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ISBN: 9780521521673

ISBN-10: 052152167X

ISBN-13: 9780521521673

Edition: 2002

Authors: Nan Lin, Mark Granovetter, Smith John

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In Social Capital, Nan Lin explains the importance of using social connections and social relations in achieving goals. Social capital, or resources accessed through such connections and relations, is critical (along with human capital, or what a person or organization actually possesses) to individuals, social groups, organizations, and communities in obtaining their objectives. This book places social capital in the family of capital theories (the classical and neo-capital theories), articulates its elements and propositions, presents research programs, findings, and agenda, and theorizes its significance in various moments of interactions between individual actions and social structure…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/20/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 294
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.02" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Nan Linnbsp;is professor of sociology, Duke University.nbsp;




Theory and Research



Theories of capital: the historical foundation



Social capital: capital captured through social relations



Resources, hierarchy, networks, and homophily: the structural foundation



Resources, motivations, and interactions: the action foundation



The theory and theoretical propositions



Social capital and status attainment: a research tradition



Inequality in social capital: a research agenda



Conceptual Extensions



Social capital and the emergence of social structure: a theory of rational choice



Reputation and social capital: the rational basis for social change



Social capital in hierarchical structures



Institutions, networks and capital building



Cybernetworks and the global village: the rise of social capital



Epilogue



The future of the theory