Advanced Introduction to Social Capital (Elgar Advanced Introductions series) - Softcover

Cook, Karen S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 178990269X ISBN 13: 9781789902693

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business, and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.

This Advanced Introduction to Social Capital provides an overview of cutting-edge research on social capital. Karen Cook highlights the networks, norms, and trust involved in social capital that facilitate cooperation, strengthen civil society, and contribute to social order, indicating how each contributes to the collective good and provides resources of value to individuals, organizations, and institutions.

Key Features:

• Cross-cultural comparisons of the role of social networks in a number of domains of activity
• A critical focus on the importance of tolerance and the reaffirmation of democratic principles and practices
• An understanding of current social and political challenges related to polarization, such as inequality and trust limitations

This timely Advanced Introduction is crucial reading for students and researchers in sociology and political science who are looking for an overview of social capital. It will also be an inspiring read for scholars of public policy, particularly those concerned with public management and its impact on social capital.

About this title

About the Author

Karen S. Cook, Ray Lyman Wilbur Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Stanford University, US

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178990269X
• ISBN 13: 9781789902693
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148