Social Capital

A Theory of Social Structure and Action

By: Nan Lin, John Smith, Mark Granovetter (Editor)

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Paperback | 26 November 2002

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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 (for example, the primordial groups, social exchanges, organizations, institutional transformations and cybernetworks). Nan Lin eloquently introduces a groundbreaking theory that forcefully argues and shows why it is 'who you know', as well as 'what you know' that makes a difference in life and society.

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'... one of the most rigorous, consistent and empirically informed theoretical analysis of social capital available.' Local Government Studies

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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
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