Journal article
A Typology for Understanding the Connections Among Different Forms of Social Capital
The American behavioral scientist (Beverly Hills), Vol.52(11), pp.1507-1530
07/2009
DOI: 10.1177/0002764209331524
Abstract
Critics have argued that the term social capital is too vague or general to be a useful concept. Recognizing the need for clarification, the authors distill the conceptual discussions about social capital to argue that there are three components_network structure, trust and reciprocity, and resources_that are associated with but vary in degree and salience for all forms of social capital. These three components should be considered continua along which the forms of social capital can vary. A fourth continuum is between micro and macro levels of social capital. Locating particular examples of social capital along these continua opens the possibility to compare different types of social capital and to develop and test theories about how they are related to each other. The authors also describe a simulation study to illustrate how simulation can facilitate understanding of the linkages among different forms of social capital.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Typology for Understanding the Connections Among Different Forms of Social Capital
- Creators
- Jennifer L Glanville - University of Iowa, Iowa CityElisa Jayne Bienenstock - Georgetown University, Washington, D.C
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American behavioral scientist (Beverly Hills), Vol.52(11), pp.1507-1530
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; Los Angeles, CA
- DOI
- 10.1177/0002764209331524
- ISSN
- 0002-7642
- eISSN
- 1552-3381
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2009
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology
- Record Identifier
- 9984001103402771
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