{"product_id":"social-capital-a-theory-of-social-structure-and-action-hardback-9780521474313","title":"Social Capital; A Theory of Social Structure and Action (Hardback) 9780521474313","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSocial Capital\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Theory of Social Structure and Action\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSocial Capital explains the importance of using social connections and social relations in achieving goals.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNan Lin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521474313, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 January 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e294 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… one of the most rigorous, consistent and empirically informed theoretical analysis of social capital available.' Local Government Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn Social Capital, Nan Lin explains the importance of using social connections and social relations in achieving goals. 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. This book places social capital in the family of capital theories (the classical and neo-capital theories), articulates its elements and propositions, presents research programs, findings, and agenda, and theorizes its significance in various moments of interactions between individual actions and social structure (for example, the primordial groups, social exchanges, organizations, institutional transformations and cybernetworks). Nan Lin eloquently introduces a groundbreaking theory that forcefully argues and shows why it is 'who you know', as well as 'what you know' that makes a difference in life and society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Theory and Research: 1. Theories of capital: the historical foundation\u003cbr\u003e 2. Social capital: capital captured through social relations\u003cbr\u003e 3. Resources, hierarchy, networks, and homophily: the structural foundation\u003cbr\u003e 4. Resources, motivations, and interactions: the action foundation\u003cbr\u003e 5. The theory and theoretical propositions\u003cbr\u003e 6. Social capital and status attainment: a research tradition\u003cbr\u003e 7. Inequality in social capital: a research agenda\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Conceptual Extensions: 8. Social capital and the emergence of social structure: a theory of rational choice\u003cbr\u003e 9. Reputation and social capital: the rational basis for social change\u003cbr\u003e 10. Social capital in hierarchical structures\u003cbr\u003e 11. Institutions, networks and capital building\u003cbr\u003e 12. Cybernetworks and the global village: the rise of social capital\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Epilogue: 13. The future of the theory.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20theory%20%5BJHBA%5D%22\"\u003eJHBA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005530558744,"sku":"9780521474313","price":60.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521474313i_ac34e51c-0f27-4500-8c7d-5ce95c013917.jpg?v=1691382815","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/social-capital-a-theory-of-social-structure-and-action-hardback-9780521474313","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}