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Social Capital
The term 'social capital' is a way of conceptualizing the intangible resources of community, shared values and trust upon which we draw in daily life. It has achieved considerable currency in the social sciences through the very different work of Bourdieu in France, and James Coleman and Robert Putnam in the States, and has been taken up within politics and sociology as a means of explaining the decline of social cohesion and community values in many Western societies.
This concise introduction, the only one currently available, explains the theoretical underpinning of the subject, the empirical work that has been done to explore its operation, and the effect that it has had on policy-making particularly within such international governmental bodies as the World Bank and the European Commission. With genuine cross-disciplinary appeal, this exceptional book will be of great interest to students of sociology, politics and social policy.
This concise introduction, the only one currently available, explains the theoretical underpinning of the subject, the empirical work that has been done to explore its operation, and the effect that it has had on policy-making particularly within such international governmental bodies as the World Bank and the European Commission. With genuine cross-disciplinary appeal, this exceptional book will be of great interest to students of sociology, politics and social policy.
176 pages, Paperback
First published September 30, 2002
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John Field
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John Field is Professor of Lifelong Learning at the University of Stirling. Previously he was a Professor and Chair of Department at the University of Warwick. He is an established researcher in sociological approaches to the life course and learning. He served on RAE panels in 2001 and 2008, was seconded to the Government Office for Science’s Foresight project on Wellbeing and Mental Capital in 2008-2009, and has served two periods as Stirling’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for research.
This is John^^^Field, where ^=space.
About the Author:
John Field is Professor of Lifelong Learning at the University of Stirling. Previously he was a Professor and Chair of Department at the University of Warwick. He is an established researcher in sociological approaches to the life course and learning. He served on RAE panels in 2001 and 2008, was seconded to the Government Office for Science’s Foresight project on Wellbeing and Mental Capital in 2008-2009, and has served two periods as Stirling’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for research.
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August 4, 2021
A useful basic, accessible book on social capital
September 16, 2010
Cliff notes for the person who has never heard of social capital and wants a foundation in it. There isn't much hear that you couldn't get either much faster from other sources, including some online ones. And the quality of this review is such that you are probably better off reading the original articles that it overviews, if you want an in-depth understanding.
May 12, 2017
interesting book, with perspective of bordieu, putnam and coleman this author make me realize that social capital is one of the most important thing that we can use in our social life. conceptualization of social capital is about networking and making many friends that we can, its socializing.
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July 10, 2016Badly written book on an important concept
August 2, 2016
Good fundamental book on the concepts of social capital and connection.
March 29, 2017
A good primer
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