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James S. Coleman introduces the concept of social capital and its forms, and examines how it affects human capital formation and educational outcomes. He argues for a theoretical orientation that combines rational action and social structure, and criticizes the extreme individualistic and social deterministic approaches.
The conception of social capital as a resource for action is one way of introducing social structure into the rational action paradigm. Three forms of social capital are examined: obligations and expectations, information channels, and social norms.
- James S. Coleman
- 1988
Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital Author(s): James S. Coleman Source: The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 94, Supplement: Organizations and Institutions: Sociological and Economic Approaches to the Analysis of Social Structure (1988), pp. S95-S120 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.
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A chapter from a book that introduces the concept of social capital and argues for a theoretical orientation in sociology that combines rational action and social context. The author discusses the criticisms and modifications of the two intellectual streams in sociology and economics.
This article reviews the conceptual and methodological challenges of social capital research, and proposes a typology of five types of social capital based on different aspects of social structures. It also examines various data sources and measures of social capital from national surveys in the US.
- Trent A. Engbers, Michael F. Thompson, Timothy F. Slaper
- 2017
17 de nov. de 2009 · Introduces and illustrates the concept of social capital, describes its forms, and examines the social structures in which it arises. An application of the concept is used in analyzing high school dropouts.
14 de ago. de 2003 · Through a qualitative comparative study approach by dissecting the three main elements of Francis Fukuyama's social capital, namely norms, networks, and trust, this article finds that there are...
