Social capital : a theory of social structure and action / Nan Lin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lin, Nan, 1938-

Series:

Structural analysis in the social sciences ; 19.

Structural analysis in the social sciences ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social capital (Sociology).

Social networks.

Social action.

Physical Description:

xiv, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Contents:

Part I. Theory and Research

1 Theories of Capital: The Historical Foundation 3

2 Social Capital: Capital Captured through Social Relations 19

3 Resources, Hierarchy, Networks, and Homophily: The Structural Foundation 29

4 Resources, Motivations, and Interactions: The Action Foundation 41

5 The Theory and Theoretical Propositions 55

6 Social Capital and Status Attainment: A Research Tradition 78

7 Inequality in Social Capital: A Research Agenda 99

Part II. Conceptual Extensions

8 Social Capital and the Emergence of Social Structure: A Theory of Rational Choice 127

9 Reputation and Social Capital: The Rational Basis for Social Exchange 143

10 Social Capital in Hierarchical Structures 165

11 Institutions, Networks, and Capital Building: Societal Transformations 184

12 Cybernetworks and the Global Village: The Rise of Social Capital 210

13 The Future of the Theory 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-266) and index.

ISBN:

0521474310

OCLC:

43751713