Social Capital
Price: $130.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-43302-0
- Binding: Hardback (also available in Paperback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 8th May 2008
- Pages: 208
About the Book
The term ‘social capital’ is a way of defining the intangible resources of community, shared values and trust upon which we draw in daily life. It has achieved considerable international currency across the social sciences through the very different work of Pierre Bourdieu in France and James Coleman and Robert Putnam in the United States, and has been widely taken up within politics and sociology as an explanation for the decline in social cohesion and community values in western societies. It has also been adopted by policy makers, particularly in international governmental bodies such as the World Bank.
This fully revised second edition of Social Capital provides a thorough overview of the intense and fast-moving debate surrounding this subject. This clear and comprehensive introduction explains the theoretical underpinning of the subject, the empirical work that has been done to explore its operation, and the influence that it has had on public policy and practice. It includes guides to further reading and a list of the most important websites.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. From Metaphor to Concept 2. Networks in Use 3. A Walk on the Dark Side 4. Future Tense or Present Perfect?: Social Capital in a Changing World 5. Policy and Politics: Social Capital in the Real World. ConclusionAbout the Author(s)
John Field is a Professor in the Institute of Education, University of Stirling, where he served until recently as Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research. He has published widely on socio-economic aspects of lifelong learning, including previous specialist studies of social capital and adult learning. He is Honorary Professor of Continuing Education at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Customers who bought Social Capital also bought:
Contemporary Social Theory
An introduction
This book is arguably the definitive undergraduate textbook on contemporary social theory. Written by one of the world’s most acclaimed social theorists, Anthony Elliott provides...
Risk, Vulnerability and Everyday Life
It is now sociological common sense to declare that, in everyday life, large numbers of people approach matters of work, family life, trust and friendship...
more information about Risk, Vulnerability and Everyday Life
Work and Society
Sociological Approaches, Themes and Methods
Work and Society is an important new text about the sociology of work and employment. It provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students of sociology, business and...