Ch. 10: Social Capital Theory

relationships

"it's not what you know, but who you know" -3 types that affect social capitals

social capital theory

behavior is influenced by who we know and how we know them

social capital theory

community theory (with some individual characteristics); not created on health perspectives--adapted

networks

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

bridging social capital

networks of people who come together as acquaintances; from different social groups and differ in some sociodemographic sense (age, ethnicity, education, self-esteem) -people engage in an activity with mutual goal/beneficial outcome

types of relationships

1. bonding 2. bridging 3. linking

constructs of social capital theory

1. networks 2. relationships

bonding social capital

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

Robert Putnam

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"

Pierre Bourdieu

term of social capital theory coined by this sociologist in the 1980s; "social obligations or relationships that can be converted into economic capital (money)"

linking social capital

weakest relationships (but may listen more strongly); built with altering issues of power and authority (ex: doctor and patient, teacher and student)