Contexts of social capital
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One of the "hottest" concepts in international academic social-science research, social capital refers to the ways in which people make use of social networks in "getting ahead". This book presents the latest contributions and advances in theory and method in this important field.
The concept of social capital refers to the ways in which people make use of their social networks in "getting ahead." Social capital isn’t just about the connections in networks, but fundamentally concerns the distribution of resources on the basis of exchanges.
This volume focuses on how social capital interacts with social institutions, based on the premise that markets, communities, and families are the major contexts within which people meet and build up social networks and the foci to create social capital. Featuring innovations in thinking about exchange mechanisms, resource distribution, institutional logics, resource diversity, and the degree of openness or closure of social networks, these chapters present some of the most important advances in this essential field.
Paralleling these theoretical developments, the chapters also improve practical methodological work on social capital research, using new techniques and measurement methods for the uncovering of social logics.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 03 februari 2012
Aantal pagina's: 357
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdredacteur: Ray-May Hsung
Tweede Redacteur: Lin, Nan (Duke University, Usa)
Co Redacteur: Breiger, Ronald L. (University Of Arizona, Usa)
Hoofduitgeverij: Taylor & Francis
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 152 mm
Product lengte: 229 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 152 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 25 mm
Verpakking lengte: 222 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 612 g
EAN: 9780415536721