Social capital : a theory of social structure and action /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lin, Nan, 1938-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2001.
Series:Structural analysis in the social sciences ; 19.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=74320
Table of Contents:
  • Theory and Research
  • Theories of Capital: The Historical Foundation
  • Social Capital: Capital Captured through Social Relations
  • Resources, Hierarchy, Networks, and Homophily: The Structural Foundation
  • Resources, Motivations, and Interactions: The Action Foundation
  • The Theory and Theoretical Propositions
  • Social Capital and Status Attainment: A Research Tradition
  • Inequality in Social Capital: A Research Agenda
  • Conceptual Extensions
  • Social Capital and the Emergence of Social Structure: A Theory of Rational Choice
  • Reputation and Social Capital: The Rational Basis for Social Exchange
  • Social Capital in Hierarchical Structures
  • Institutions, Networks, and Capital Building: Societal Transformations
  • Cybernetworks and the Global Village: The Rise of Social Capital
  • The Future of the Theory.