Social Capital by Rene Dubos - 9780202306445

Taylor & Francis

Social CapitalTheory and Research\nAuthor(s): Rene Dubos\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: AldineTransaction\nISBN-13: 9780202306445, 978-0202306445\nSynopsis\nLeading scholars in the field of social networks from diverse disciplines present the first systematic and comprehensive collection of current theories and empirical research on the informal connections that individuals have for support, help, and information from other people. Expanding on concepts originally formulated by Pierre Bourdieu and James Coleman, this seminal work will find an essential place with educators and students in the fields of social networks, rational choice theory, institutions, and the socioeconomics of poverty, labor markets, social psychology, and race.\n\nThe volume is divided into three parts. The first segment clarifies social capital as a concept and explores its theoretical and operational bases. Additional segments provide brief accounts that place.