Ch. 10: Social Capital Theory
social capital theory - ANS -behavior is influenced by who we know and how we
know them
social capital theory - ANS -community theory (with some individual
characteristics); not created on health perspectives--adapted
constructs of social capital theory - ANS -1. networks
2. relationships
Pierre Bourdieu - ANS -term of social capital theory coined by this sociologist in
the 1980s; "social obligations or relationships that can be converted into
economic capital (money)"
Robert Putnam - ANS -social capital is social networks and the associated norms
of reciprocity; "social networks have VALUE, not only for the members, but for
bystanders as well"
networks - ANS -connections we have with other people and because of that, it
includes the connections with the people in THEIR __________.
**critical to have TRUST and RECIPROCITY!
-when people feel connected to each other, they develop behaviors and attitudes
that benefit themselves and their society as a whole
relationships - ANS -"it's not what you know, but who you know"
-3 types that affect social capitals
types of relationships - ANS -1. bonding
2. bridging
3. linking
bonding social capital - ANS -relationships between people who see themselves
as being similar in terms of their shared social identity, origin, or status or
position in society
-ex: network of ties that holds families and groups together
-inclusion can improve health outcomes, exclusion can lead to detrimental health
effects
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