Social Capital by Nan Lin

Social Capital by Nan Lin

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.

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

Lin, Nan: - NAN LIN is a Professor and Director of the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute at Duke University and his publications include Life Stress and Well-being (forthcoming), Social Support, Life Events, and Depression, Social Structure and Network Analysis, Foundation of Social Research, and The Study of Human Communication.

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ISBN 13	9780521521673
ISBN 10	052152167X
Titre	Social Capital
Auteur	Nan Lin
Série	Structural Analysis In The Social Sciences
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Cambridge University Press
Année de publication	2002-05-20
Nombre de pages	294
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