This approach stresses the importance of vertical as well as horizontal associations between people and of relations within and among such organizational entities as community groups and firms woolcock and narayan. Social capital theorist nan lin has specifically influenced my research question with his discussion of the inequality of social capital. How social capital operated in new orleans following hurricane katrina robert l. Network closure, may 2000, page 1 preprint for a chapter in social capital. This essay traces the development of the research enterprise, known as the social resources theory, which formulated and tested a number of propositions concerning the relationships between embedded resources in social networks and socioeconomic attainment. Lins book on social capital appeared in 2001 providing a fully developed. A theory of social structure and action structural analysis in the social sciences kindle edition by lin, nan. Despite the substantial development of this literature, putnams notion of social capital absorbed by public health researchers has dominated the field. Bourdieu 1986 states that social capital traverses networks and can be exchanged for economic, cultural and symbolic capital.
Hawkins is the mcsilver assistant professor in poverty studies at the silver school of. Social capital explains the importance of using social connections and social relations in achieving goals. Social capital, guanxi and political influence in chinese. Several years of survey data reveal a dynamic picture of. The first conceptualization of social capital emphasizes.
Social capital, or resources accessed through such connections and relations, is critical along with human capital, or what a person or organization actually possesses in achieving goals for individuals, social groups, organizations, and communities. Association 1999 2000 and academician at academica sinica. Network approach to social capital theory social capital. Functions of social capital bonding, bridging, linking. The role of social networks in determining earnings. Aug 15, 2018 social capital theory, including robert putnams and pierre bourdieus view, has important business implications for leaders. The implications of this article are that researchers investigating sport and social capital need to understand more about how social networks and places for sport work to create social capital and in particular the changing dynamics of social class. Lin 1 a network theory of social capital nan lin duke university. In the second part of the paper the three components of. In spite of a little group of critics4 the term of social capital has become an element of pocket dictionary of each social scientists, which furthermore met the interest of economists and became an element of global policy. The researcher should try to expand the scope and establish new ideas and methods even from other disciplines to address the various challenges. The social network communities working on various social network domains face different hurdles, including various new research studies and challenges in social computing.
Building a theory of social capital lin 29 shelter, and clothing to sustain their lives exchange value. He is most notable for his research and writing on social networks and social capital. What determines social capital in a socialecological system. Social capital, or resources accessed through such connections and relations, is critical along with human capital, or what a person or. Pdf social capital is an old concept but it entered into academic and policy debates only in 1990s. In the past two decades, social capital in its various forms and contexts has emerged as one of the most salient concepts in social sciences. The distinction between bonding and bridging social capital builds on the seminal work of mark granovetter granovetter 1973, 1985, 2000 on embeddedness. As in other fields, social capital as a theoretical tool easily gains burgeoning acceptance in the health science.
What is the difference between bonding and bridging social. Social capital may deteriorate following a disaster. Nan lin s concept of social capital has a more individualistic approach. Social capital in the creation of human capital james s.
Lin 2001 defines social capital as the investment in social relations with expected returns in the marketplace p. Definition and theory to gain a better understanding of social capital, it is necessary to place it in the context of different theoretical types of capital lin. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading social capital. In the last twenty or so years it has come to indicate that networks of social relationships represent a resource for both the individual and society, since they provide support for the individual and facilitate collective action. Identify the central topics related with the concept of social capital to describe a networkbased theory of social capital and point out how such a theory. May 20, 2002 in social capital, nan lin explains the importance of using social connections and social relations in achieving goals. An exploration of social capital and social networking. This enterprise, seen in the light of social capital, has accumulated a substantial body of research literature and supported the. Online social network sites and the concept of social capital. The network structure of social capital 349 mechanisms enter the analysis. In spite of a little group of critics4 the term of social capital has become an element of pocket dictionary of each social scientists, which furthermore met the interest of economists and became an. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar.
Colemans conceptualization of social capital most closely approximates lourys in terms of the role it plays in the creation of human capital. Linking social capital is a third dimension which is in the past has been largely ignored. Lin s book on social capital appeared in 2001, providing a fully developed theoretical scheme. The next section will explore the concept of organizational social capital in greater detail.
The current study illuminates a paradox of social capital which may af. Woolcock and narayan 2000 identified that the network approach takes into account both social capitals upside and its downside see benefits and disadvantages section. For instance, another search of social sciences citation index for articles with social capital and health in topics showed that accelerating. Bridging social capital implies horizontal connections to people with broadly comparable economic status and political power. Social capital a theory of social structure and action in social capital, nan lin explains the importance of using social connections and social relations in achieving goals. Journal of health and social behavior, 108119, 1979. Nahapiet and ghoshal, 1998, and improve creativity perrysmith and shalley.
For example, networks provide social structural resources social capital, which in turn promote acquisition of skills and knowledge human capital to achieve goals that would otherwise be unattainable. Fundamentals of social capital university of illinois. Putnams concept of social capital with that of pierre bourdieus. A theory of social structure and action structural analysis in the social sciences. In social capital, nan lin explains the importance of using social connections and social relations in achieving goals. Social capital stress hurricane social involvement disaster katrina abstract research shows that those with greater social capital enjoy better physical and mental health. 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. We may call these theories of capital the neocapital theories, in contrast to the marxs classical cap ital theory lin l999a.
Building a network theory of social capital analytic tech. Companies and organisations can also suffer if they have the wrong sort of social capital. This interaction principle causes inequality in social capital, when specific groups cluster at relatively disadvantaged socioeconomic positions lin 2000. Social capital theory, including robert putnams and pierre bourdieus view, has important business implications for leaders. Social capital thus defined allows us to formulate theoretical propositions for identifying the sources of social. Social capital s contribution is derived from both intra and interorganizational relationships. Putnams 1993, 2000 view of social capital builds on colemans work, but has a. This section discusses the development of social capital theory during three distinct periods. Social capital integrates nan lin s two decades of work on social resources and instrumental action. The difference between bonding and bridging social capital relates to the nature of the relationships or associations in the social group or community.
According to putnam 2000, the term social capital itself first appeared in a 1916 article by. Social capital is conceptualized as 1 quantity andor quality of resources that an actor be it an. Social capital is the effective functioning of social groups through interpersonal relationships, a shared sense of identity, a shared understanding, shared norms, shared values, trust, cooperation, and reciprocity. A comparison analysis of four racial and ethnic groups. The disagreement about whether social capital accrues at the individual level, the group level, or both is discussed in detail by portes and borgatti et al. The concept of social capital and its usage in educational studies 57 social ties and relations. This paper explores whether the concept of social capital as popularized by robert putnam is a good social science concept. The role of organizational social capital in performance.
It carefully distinguishes the capital residing in social networks from economic, human, and cultural capital. Social capital can also be studied as an outcome affected by disasters, and research has highlighted how disaster can reduce social capital varda et al. The structure of prior relations among people and organizations in a market can affect, or replace, information. But the commodity processed and produced by the capitalists can be circulated to and sold in the consumption market at a higher. Replacement happens when market information is so ambiguous that people use network structure as the best available information. Inside the organization, social capital can reduce transactions costs, facilitate information.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The influences of social selfefficacy on social trust and. This line to social capital theory is call the network approach and is most commonly used by researchers approaching social capital from economics. A network theory of social capital 1 duke university nanlin. Social capital the term social capital was first coined in a study of community, in which it was believed that social capital may enhance interpersonal networks, by providing a foundation for trust, collaboration, and group activities jacobs, 1965. In this framing, social capital is created through. Hence, lin also described social capital as resources embedded in social relations as well as the characteristics of these relations.
The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. Social capital is a relatively new concept in the social sciences. Drawing on his original research in both the united states and east asia, lin presents compelling empirical evidence showing. Lin succeeds in clarifying a muddled body of work on social capital. Investment in social relations with expected returns in the marketplace. Building a network theory of social capital request pdf. Sociological and economic approaches to the analysis of social structure. The essay begins with a discussion that places social capital in a family of capital theories, and points to its networkbased conceptual origin. Pdf building a network theory of social capital eva jackson.
Lins is probably the narrowest conception of social capital, with a clear. The lin ks and trust that allow drug cartels and criminal gangs to operate are a form of social capital, albeit one that the rest of us could do without. Definition and theory to gain a better understanding of social capital, it is necessary to place it in the context of different theoretical types of capital lin, 2001a. Lin conceptualizes social capital as a resource that depends on the quantity or quality of resources that an actor can access or use through a specific location in a social network lin 2000. Social capital and civil society wp0074 created date. Generally, social theorists posit that a variety of positive outcomes is associated with healthy social networks. Nan lin born 1938 in chongqing, china is the oscar l. Building on the work of granovetter and burt, lin 2000. Social capital is conceptualized as 1 quantity andor quality of resources that an actor be it an individual or group or community can access or use through 2 its location in a social network. Structural holes versus network closure as social capital. Putnam 2000 believes that social capital focuses on the interactions of intracommunity.
Taking gerrings work on concept evaluation as the starting point, the paper first presents a set of criteria for conceptual goodness and discusses how social capital performs on these criteria. Like almost any form of capital, social capital can also be put to ends that harm other people. A network theory of social capital 1 duke university. Social capital and health lijun song department of sociology center for medicine, health, and society. Professor lin is vice president of the american sociological. This instrumental notion of individual investment is central to later work on social capital by lin 2001, who sees as its central premise that individuals. Bonding social capital refers to the strong ties connecting family members, neighbors, close friends, and business associates. Building a theory of social capital lin 29 shelter, and clothing to sustain their. This offered a reference point from which several studies assessed social capital measurements by how media is engaged strategically to build social capital.
Social capital is a measure of the value of resources, both tangible public spaces, private property and intangible actors, human capital, people, and the impact that these. Tang family professor of sociology of the trinity college, duke university. Measurement and consequences robert putnam1 this paper starts with a discussion of definitions of social capital, then turns to issues in measurement, and finally, presents some evidence on the consequences of social capital. A network theory of social capital to appear in handbook on social capital, edited by dario castiglione, jan van deth and guglielmo wolleb, oxford university press central aim. Putnams concept of social capital has three components. Defsmition and measurement social capital may be defined as investment and use of embedded resources in social relations for expected returns lin l999a, 2000. Social capital and its definitions while numerous definitions of social capital are promoted in the literature, in our road map we will concentrate on those we consider relevant for economic purposes and that refer to a. Bonding social capital is within a group or community whereas bridging social capital is between social groups. Social networks and status attainment nan lin department of sociology, duke university, box 90088, durham, north carolina 277080088. Overview of the evolution of social capital theory social. The role of organizational social capital in performance management. In the last five years, i have been working exclusively on some specific and.
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