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Material Type: | Internet resource |
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Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
John Field |
ISBN: | 9780415433020 0415433029 9780415433037 0415433037 9780203930519 0203930517 |
OCLC Number: | 179101795 |
Description: | viii, 193 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
Contents: | From metaphor to concept -- Networks in use -- A walk on the dark side -- Future tense or present perfect? : social capital in a changing world -- Policy and politics : social capital in the real world. |
Series Title: | Key ideas. |
Responsibility: | John Field. |
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Abstract:
Explains the theoretical underpinning of social capital, the empirical work that has been done to explore its operation, and the influence that it has had on public policy and practice. This book includes guides to further reading and a list of websites.
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'Open-minded, intellectually curious, and eminently balanced and lively in its approach, John Field's Social Capital (second edition) provides an astute contribution to the ongoing dialogue surrounding the importance of social relationships...Field provides a thorough and finely-nuanced discussion of the complexities of this proposition, and in the process of doing so has accomplished an evenhanded, engaging assessment of a relevant and complex topic.' - Teaching Sociology, 2009 Read more...
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