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The Two Meanings of Social Capital1
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In this paper, the authors consider the alternative applications of the concept of social capital as an attribute of individuals vs. collectivities and discuss the extent to which causal propositions formulated at each level are logically sound.Abstract:
The popularity of the concept of social capital has been accompanied by increasing controversy about its actual meaning and effects. I consider here the alternative applications of the concept as an attribute of individuals vs. collectivities and discuss the extent to which causal propositions formulated at each level are logically sound. I present some empirical evidence illustrating the possibility that, despite the current popularity of the concept, much of its alleged benefits may be spurious after controlling for other factors. Implications of this analysis and results for theory and policy are discussed.read more
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Social Capital and Democracy: An Interdependent Relationship
TL;DR: In this article, the relationship between social capital and democracy is tested using data from a large, quantitative, cross-national study, and results show that social capital affects democracy and that democracy affects social capital.
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Applications of Social Capital in Educational Literature: A Critical Synthesis
Sandra L. Dika,Kusum Singh +1 more
TL;DR: A critical synthesis incorporating both theoretical and empirical literature on social capital since its original conceptualization by Bourdieu (1986) and Coleman (1988) in the late 1980s is presented in this paper.
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Organizational Social Network Research: Core Ideas and Key Debates
Martin Kilduff,Daniel J. Brass +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review examines the coherence of the research tradition (in terms of leading ideas from which the diversity of new research derives) and appraises current directions and controversies.
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The ties that lead: A social network approach to leadership
Prasad Balkundi,Martin Kilduff +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the implications of new directions in social network theory that emphasize networks as both cognitive structures in the minds of organizational members and opportunity structures that facilitate and constrain action.
The ties that lead: A social network approach to leadership (DOI:10.1016/j.leaqua.2005.09.004)
Prasad Balkundi,Martin Kilduff +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the implications of new directions in social network theory that emphasize networks as both cognitive structures in the minds of organizational members and opportunity structures that facilitate and constrain action.
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Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
TL;DR: In this paper, the concept of social capital is introduced and illustrated, its forms are described, the social structural conditions under which it arises are examined, and it is used in an analys...
Forms of Capital
TL;DR: The notion of capital is a force inscribed in objective or subjective structures, but it is also a lex insita, the principle underlying the immanent regularities of the social world as mentioned in this paper, which is what makes the games of society, not least the economic game, something other than simple simple games of chance offering at every moment the possibility of a miracle.
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The Forms of Capital
TL;DR: In this article, the authors define cultural capital as accumulated labor that, when appropriated on a private, that is, exclusive, basis by agents or groups of agents, enables them to appropriate social energy in the form of reified or living labor.
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Social Capital: Its Origins and Applications in Modern Sociology
TL;DR: Social capital has a definite place in sociological theory as mentioned in this paper, and its role in social control, in family support, and in benefits mediated by extra-familial networks, but excessive extensions of the concept may lead to excessive emphasis on positive consequences of sociability.
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“Bowling Alone: America’s Declining Social Capital”
TL;DR: Putnam as discussed by the authors showed that crucial factors such as social trust are eroding rapidly in the United States and offered some possible explanations for this erosion and concluded that the work needed to consider these possibilities more fully.