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Social
Capital
Social capital refers to the
benefits of social ties or position in an social network. The concept
may be applied at both the actor and group levels.
Topics
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actor level social
capital
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group level social
capital
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open and closed ego
networks
Readings
- Adler, P.S. & Kwon, S. 2002.
Social capital: Prospects for a new concept. Academy of Management Review,
27: 17-40
- Burt, R. S. (1992). Structural holes: The social structure of
competition. Cambridge, MA:
Harvard University Press.
- Coleman, James S. 1988 "Social capital in the creation of human
capital." American Journal of Sociology 94: 95-120
- Putnam, Bowling Alone. [html]
- Lin, N. 1999. Social Networks and Status Attainment. Annual Review of
Sociology 23. [pdf
link]
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Bibliography
Concept and Definition
- Coleman, J. S. (1990). Foundations of social theory. Cambridge: Belknap
Press
Applications
- Burt, R. 2003. The social origin of ideas. [PDF]
- Portes, A., & Sensenbrenner, J.
1993. Embeddedness and immigration - Notes on the social determinants of
economic-action. American Journal of Sociology, 98(6): 1320-1350. [link
to pdf]
Holes versus Closure Debate
- Burt, R. 2001. Structural holes
versus network closure as social capital. In N. Lin, K. S. Cook, & R. S.
Burt (Eds.), Social Capital: Theory and Research: 31-56. New York: Aldine de
Gruyter. [pdf]
Social Resource Theory
- Flap, Hendrik D. & Nan D. DeGraff 1989 "Social capital and attained
occupational status." Netherlands Journal of Sociology, 22: 145 161
- Flap, H., Bulder, B.,&Volker, B. (1998). Intra-organizational networks
and performance:A
review. Computational & Mathematical Organizational Theory, 4, 109-147.
- Lin, N. 1999. Social Networks and Status Attainment. Annual Review of
Sociology 23. [pdf
link]
- Lin, Nan, Walter M. Ensel, and John C. Vaughn. 1981. Social Resources
and Strength of Ties: Structural Factors in Occupational Status Attainment.
American Sociological Review 46(4):393-405. [pdf
link]
- Lin, N. (2001). Social capital: A theory of social structure and action.
Cambridge, MA:
Cambridge University Press.
Group Level
- Putnam, R. D. (2000). Bowling alone: The collapse
and revival of American community.New York: Simon & Schuster.
- Putnam, Bowling Alone. [html]
- Bourdieu, P.,&Wacquant, L. J. D.
(1992). An invitation to reflexive sociology. Chicago: University of Chicago
Press
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