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- Title
رأس المال الاجتماعي: أصوله وتطبيقاته في علم الاجتماع الحديث
- Authors
بورتيز, أليخاندرو; ثائر ديب
- Abstract
This paper reviews the origins and definitions of social capital in the writings of Bourdieu, Loury, and Coleman, among other authors. It distinguishes four sources of social capital and examines their dynamics. Applications of the concept in the sociological literature emphasize its role in social control, in family support, and in benefits mediated by extrafamilial networks. I provide examples of each of these positive functions. Negative consequences of the same processes also deserve attention for a balanced picture of the forces at play. I review four such consequences and illustrate them with relevant examples. Recent writings on social capital have extended the concept from an individual asset to a feature of communities and even nations. The final sections describe this conceptual stretch and examine its limitations.
- Publication
Omran for Social Sciences, 2019, Vol 7, Issue 27, p121
- ISSN
2305-2473
- Publication type
Article