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Is social capital declining in the united states? a multiple indicator assessment
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In this paper, a model of social capital that has explicit links to theories of Social capital was proposed and analyzed over a 20-year period, showing that the results do not consistently support Putnam's claim of a decline in social capital.Abstract:
Despite a great deal of interest in a possible decline of social capital in the United States, scholars have not reached a consensus on the trend. This article improves upon previous research by providing a model of social capital that has explicit links to theories of social capital and that analyzes multiple indicators of social capital over a 20‐year period. The results do not consistently support Putnam's claim of a decline in social capital, showing instead some decline in a general measure of social capital, a decline in trust in individuals, no general decline in trust in institutions, and no decline in associations.read more
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The Benefits of Facebook “Friends:” Social Capital and College Students’ Use of Online Social Network Sites
TL;DR: Facebook usage was found to interact with measures of psychological well-being, suggesting that it might provide greater benefits for users experiencing low self-esteem and low life satisfaction.
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The role of social and human capital among nascent entrepreneurs
Per Davidsson,Benson Honig +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the developmental process of nascent entrepreneurs for 18 months and found that bridging and bonding social capital, consisting of both strong and weak ties, was a robust predictor for nascent entrepreneurs and advancing through the start-up process.
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Social Isolation in America: Changes in Core Discussion Networks over Two Decades
TL;DR: In 2004, the General Social Survey (GSS) collected the first nationally representative data on the confidants with whom Americans discuss important matters as mentioned in this paper, and the authors replicated those questions to assess social change in core network structures.
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Structural cohesion and embeddedness: A hierarchical concept of social groups
James Moody,Douglas R. White +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, structural cohesion is defined as the minimum number of actors who, if removed from a group, would disconnect the group, and a structural dimension of embeddedness can then be defined through the hierarchical nesting of these cohesive structures.
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Can We Trust Social Capital
TL;DR: This article looked at the literature on social capital from the perspective of game theory and reviewed Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam and Social Capital: A Multifaceted Approach edited by Partha Dasgupta and Ismail Serageldin.
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