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the Creation of
Human Capital
By James S. Coleman (1988)
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Contrasting & Criticizing Social and Economic Theories
Combining the Social and the Economic Intellectual
Streams
What Are Social and Human Capitals?
Forms of Social Capital
Social Structures that Facilitate Social Capital
Social Capital, the Family, the Community, and High School
Drop Outs
with a theory of
rational action, in
which each actor has
control over certain
resources and interests
in certain resources
and events, then social
capital constitutes a
particular kind of
resource available to
an actor (p. 98).
Social Capital
Social capital is
productive,
making possible
the achievement
of certain ends
that in its absence
would not be
possible
(Colman, 1988, p.
98).
Certain
Actions
Certain
Social
Structures
Relations
capitals
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Closure of
Social
Structure
Effective
Norms
Trustworthines
s
Obligations &
Expectations
single-parent situation