scholarly journals People People: Social Capital and the Labor-Market Outcomes of Underrepresented Groups

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lex Borghans ◽  
Bas ter Weel ◽  
Bruce A. Weinberg
Author(s):  
Melissa J. Marschall

This chapter discusses Robert Putnam’s 2000 book,Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, in which he documents the decline in civic engagement, social connectedness and social capital, and sense of community among Americans. Putnam illustrates the devastating effects of these trends for America and Americans by focusing on five “illustrative” fields: child welfare and education, public safety and neighborhood organization, labor- market outcomes and economic performance, health and happiness, and democracy and democracy values. The chapter explains what social capital is and how it works before concluding with an assessment of several areas where scholars have fruitfully engaged or challenged Putnam’s theoretical contribution.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 (1) ◽  
pp. 12443
Author(s):  
Jungyeon Lee ◽  
Mark S Mizruchi ◽  
Lauren A Rivera ◽  
Adina D. Sterling

ILR Review ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lex Borghans ◽  
Bas Ter Weel ◽  
Bruce A. Weinberg

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