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James S. Coleman
Researcher at University of Chicago
Publications - 230
Citations - 83537
James S. Coleman is an academic researcher from University of Chicago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social change & Academic achievement. The author has an hindex of 69, co-authored 228 publications receiving 80018 citations. Previous affiliations of James S. Coleman include American Sociological Association & Johns Hopkins University.
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Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
TL;DR: In this paper, the concept of social capital is introduced and illustrated, its forms are described, the social structural conditions under which it arises are examined, and it is used in an analys...
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Foundations of Social Theory
TL;DR: In this article, a new approach to describing both stability and change in social systems by linking the behavior of individuals to organizational behavior is proposed. But the approach is not suitable for large-scale systems.
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Equality of Educational Opportunity
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the importance of equity and excellence in education in the context of the 1968 Equalization of EdUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY (EOW) campaign.
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Equality of Educational Opportunity.
Leonard A. Marascuilo,James S. Coleman,Ernest Q. Campbell,Carol J. Hobson,James McPartland,Alexander M. Mood,Frederick D. Weinfeld,Robert L. York +7 more
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Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
TL;DR: Social capital is a particular kind of resource available to an actor as discussed by the authors, and it is productive and makes achievement of ends possible, but it is not completely fungible and does not share features with public goods.