Social capital, social cohesion and cognitive attainment

Jorge Rodríguez Menés; Luisa Donato

Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Social Capital

Handbooks of Research Methods and Applications series

Edited by Yaojun Li

Social capital is fundamentally concerned with resources in social relations. This Handbook brings together leading scholars from around the world to address important questions on the determinants, manifestations and consequences of social capital. Combining cutting-edge theory and appropriate data and methods, it presents a challenge to both social capital researchers interested in explaining social inequality and to policy-makers with responsibility for designing effective measures for enhancing social cohesion.

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Published in print:: 28 Aug 2015

ISBN:: 9780857935847

eISBN:: 9780857935854

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857935854

Pages:: c 424

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Chapter 18: Social capital, social cohesion and cognitive attainment

Jorge Rodríguez Menés and Luisa Donato

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Published:: 28 August 2015

Category:: Handbook Chapter

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857935854.00022

Pages:: 324–343 (20 total)

Collection: Social And Political Science 2015

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18 Social capital, social cohesion and cognitive attainment Jorge Rodríguez Menés and Luisa Donato INTRODUCTION The concept of social capital is as popular as difficult to define precisely. For example, Adler and Kwon (2002) defined social capital...

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