Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Social Capital by Yaojun Li (En

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This Handbook brings together leading scholars from around the world to address the important questions on the determinants, manifestations and consequences of social capital.

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Social capital is fundamentally concerned with resources in social relations. This Handbook brings together leading scholars from around the world to address important questions on the determinants, manifestations and consequences of social capital. Various mechanisms of formal and informal social involvement, its relationship with other forms of social exclusion and its role in civic, instrumental and expressive domains of our socio-economic and community lives are explored. This unique Handbook:combines cutting-edge theory with appropriate data and methodsexplores the mechanisms of formal and informal social involvement including the role of parental class and cultural influence, and the consequences for our personal and community liveslinks social capital with other domains of social inequality such as cultural practice and philanthropic behaviour in an in-depth examination of the social stratification processesconducts a thorough analysis of formal and informal social involvement, and bonding and bridging social ties on trust, tolerance, community cohesion, educational attainment, labour market position, quality of life and ethnic entrepreneurismanalyzes social capital as both an outcome and as a mediating variable at the micro, meso and macro levels.Accessible yet rigorous, this Handbook presents a challenge to both social capital researchers interested in explaining social inequality and to policy-makers with responsibility for designing effective measures for combating social exclusion. It will also be essential reading for students in sociology, political science, developmental economics and management studies.Contributors: N. Allum, R. Andersen, L. Bécares, Y. Bian, F. Buscha, C. Cheng, R.R. Côté, D. Cutts, N. Demireva, F. Devine, J.K. Dhillon, L. Donato, B.H. Erickson, J. Fiel, J. Field, E. Fieldhouse, A. Gamoran, A. García-Macías, D. Griffiths, A. Heath, X. Huang, P.S. Lambert, J. Laurence, Y. Li, M. Lubbers, J.L. Molina, J. Nazroo, J. Pampalona, R. Patulny, J. Rodríguez Menés, M. Savage, M. Shoji, P. Sturgis, E.M. Uslaner, H. Valenzuela-García, P.-P. Verhaeghe, W. Wang, A. Warde, M. Western, L. Zhang, L. Zhang, W. Zhang

Author Biography

Edited by Yaojun Li, Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester, UK

Table of Contents

Contents:1. Social Capital in Sociological Research: Conceptual Rigour and Empirical ApplicationYaojun Li2. Social Stratification, Social Capital and Cultural Practice in the UKYaojun Li, Mike Savage and Alan Warde3. The Flow of Soul: A Sociological Study of Generosity in England and Wales (2001 – 2011)Yaojun Li4. The Roots of TrustEric M. Uslaner5. Social Connectedness and Generalized Trust: A Longitudinal PerspectivePatrick Sturgis, Roger Patulny, Nick Allum and Franz Buscha6. Social Capital and Ethnic Tolerance: The Opposing Effects of Diversity and CompetitionRochelle R. Côté, Robert Andersen and Bonnie H. Erickson7. Diversity and Social Capital in the US and UK: The Role of Bridging FriendshipsDavid Cutts and Edward Fieldhouse8. Informal, Associational Bonding and Associational Bridging: Which Ties Matter Most for Minority Involvement and Integration?Neli Demireva and Anthony Heath9. The Efficacy of Neighbourhood Attitudes as Measures of Social Capital: Returning to Norms and Values and the Centrality of NetworksJames Laurence10. The Position Generator Approach to Social Capital Research: Measurements and ResultsPieter-Paul Verhaeghe and Yaojun Li11. Formal and Informal Social Connections in the UKYaojun Li, Anthony Heath and Fiona Devine12. Social Capital and the Social Relations of Occupational StructureDave Griffiths and Paul S. Lambert13. Social Capital and Life Satisfaction in AustraliaXianbi Huang and Mark Western14. Social Capital, Ethnic Density and Mental Health Among Ethnic Minority People in England: A Mixed-methods StudyLaia Bécares and James Nazroo15. An Intervention Approach to Building Social Capital: Effects on Grade RetentionJeremy Fiel, Megan Shoji, and Adam Gamoran16. Social Ties, Agency, and Change: Education and Social Capital in Adult LifeJohn Field17. Social Capital in Inter-organisational Partnership ResearchJaswinder K Dhillon18. Social Capital, Social Cohesion and Cognitive AttainmentJorge Rodríguez Menés and Luisa Donato19. Institution-Spanning Social Capital and its Income Returns in ChinaYanjie Bian, Lei Zhang, Wenbin Wang and Cheng Cheng20. Social Capital and Marketization in the Chinese Labour MarketWenhong Zhang and Li Zhang21. Social Capital in Ethnic Enclaves: Indians in Lloret de Mar, and Pakistanis in BarcelonaJosé Luis Molina, Hugo Valenzuela-García, Alejandro García-Macías, Miranda Lubbers and Judith PampalonaIndex

Review

'This Handbook, edited by Yaojun Li, one of the leading scholars on social capital, is a timely and comprehensive collection of chapters on social capital by some of the most important contributors from North America, Europe and Asia. The Introduction, in which Professor Li provides an extensive and in-depth review and evaluation of the theory, measurement and research on social capital, is by itself one of the most significant, state-of-the-art contributions on social capital available today. It is a must-read volume for scholars and students interested in social capital from a comparative perspective.' - Nan Lin, Duke University, US;'This is a wonderful and inspiring book. It integrates the latest research results on social capital, and includes contributions by influential western and eastern scholars. It will provide a unique reference for researchers and students in this field.'- Haifeng Du, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Review Quote

'This Handbook, edited by Yaojun Li, one of the leading scholars on social capital, is a timely and comprehensive collection of chapters on social capital by some of the most important contributors from North America, Europe and Asia. The introduction, in which Professor Li provides an extensive and in-depth review and evaluation of the theory, measurement and research on social capital, is by itself one of the most significant, state-of-the-art contributions on social capital available today. It is a must-read volume for scholars and students interested in social capital from a comparative perspective.'

Details ISBN0857935844 Author Yaojun Li Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 0857935844 ISBN-13 9780857935847 Publication Date 2015-08-28 Pages 424 Language English Year 2015 Format Hardcover DEWEY 302 Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2015-08-28 NZ Release Date 2015-08-28 UK Release Date 2015-08-28 Series Handbooks of Research Methods and Applications series Edited by Yaojun Li Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this

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