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	==Origin of the concept==		==Origin of the concept==
	Three authors are considered the main contributors to the initial disclosure of the concept of social capital: Robert Putnam, James Coleman and Pierre Bourdieu. For Putnam (2000) social capital is an expression of societal virtues. Communities with fruitful webs of connections, Putnam (2000) argues, generate a "stock" of social [[Resources\|resources]] that facilitate the societal coordination, and that can also help individuals to achieve their purposes. Similarly, for Coleman (1988) the relationships within a community have a specific function: they facilitate agents’ actions to accomplish goals and needs. Compared to these perspectives, Bourdieu's vision on social capital put major emphasis on this notion as individual good. The reason is that in Bourdieu (1986) social capital is linked to the possession of an enduring network of relationship that provide potential [[Resources\|resources]], such as information, influence, knowledge or social support. These [[Resources\|resources]] represent thus a social capital that can be measured by looking the number of individual's connections, and also the volume of economic, cultural or symbolic capital possessed by each individual's ties (Bourdieu, 1986). Bourdieu's definition is what most is linked with Social ~~Network~~ Analysis (SNA) perspective (Wasserman and Faust, 2001).		Three authors are considered the main contributors to the initial disclosure of the concept of social capital: Robert Putnam, James Coleman and Pierre Bourdieu. For Putnam (2000) social capital is an expression of societal virtues. Communities with fruitful webs of connections, Putnam (2000) argues, generate a "stock" of social [[Resources\|resources]] that facilitate the societal coordination, and that can also help individuals to achieve their purposes. Similarly, for Coleman (1988) the relationships within a community have a specific function: they facilitate agents’ actions to accomplish goals and needs. Compared to these perspectives, Bourdieu's vision on social capital put major emphasis on this notion as individual good. The reason is that in Bourdieu (1986) social capital is linked to the possession of an enduring network of relationship that provide potential [[Resources\|resources]], such as information, influence, knowledge or social support. These [[Resources\|resources]] represent thus a social capital that can be measured by looking the number of individual's connections, and also the volume of economic, cultural or symbolic capital possessed by each individual's ties (Bourdieu, 1986). Bourdieu's definition is what most is linked with [[Social network\|Social network]] Analysis (SNA) perspective (Wasserman and Faust, 2001).
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	Spini, D., Bernardi, L. & Oris, M. (2017). Vulnerability Across the LifeCourse. ''Research in Human Development'', 14:1, 1-4, DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2016.1268891<br>		Spini, D., Bernardi, L. & Oris, M. (2017). Vulnerability Across the LifeCourse. ''Research in Human Development'', 14:1, 1-4, DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2016.1268891<br>
	Szreter, S. and Woolcock, M. (2004). Health by Association? Social Capital, Social Theory, and the Political Economy of Public Health.''International Journal of Epidemiology'' 33(4), 650–667.<br>		Szreter, S. and Woolcock, M. (2004). Health by Association? Social Capital, Social Theory, and the Political Economy of Public Health.''International Journal of Epidemiology'' 33(4), 650–667.<br>
			Vacchiano, M. (2021). Nine Mechanisms of Job-Searching and Job-Findings Through
			Contacts Among Young Adults, Sociological Research Online,
			https://doi.org/10.1177%2F13607804211009525.<br>
	Vacchiano, M. and Spini, D. (2021) Networked lives. Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior 51,		Vacchiano, M. and Spini, D. (2021) Networked lives. Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior 51,
	87–103. https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsb.12265 <br>		87–103. https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsb.12265 <br>

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	==Current issues==		==Current issues==
	Many research areas on social capital have thus grown in the last three decades, such as labour market (Lin, 2001; Smith and Young, 2017) and [[Family ties\|family]] studies (Widmer, 2006), epidemiology (Valente, 2010), physical and mental health issues (Kawachi and Berkman, 2014; Ehsan et al., 2019). Theoretical and methodological advances have led to the conceptualization of different forms of bonding, bridging or linking social capital to understand the transmission of support (Rostila, 2011) or information (Granovetter, 1985) and how contacts link individuals to authorities (Szreter and Woolcock, 2004). SNA has contributed substantially to the conceptualization of these mechanisms (Burt, 2010), and it has now been considered a roadmap to strengthen links with the [[Life course\|life course]] perspective (Alwin et al., 2018; Bidart et al., 2020; Vacchiano and Spini, 2021) and to extend inquiries on social capital to the digital world (Lu and Hampton, 2017). In addition, there is increasing emphasis among scholars on extending the analysis of what is called the 'dark side of social capital', and how networks can be a source of [[Vulnerability\|vulnerability]] through conflicts and barriers to [[Resources\|resources]] (Everett and Borgatti, 2014). Recent Lives work has proposed to conceptualize social capital as [[Reserves\|reserves]] (Cullati et al., 2018).<br>		Many research areas on social capital have thus grown in the last three decades, such as labour market (Lin, 2001; Smith and Young, 2017; Vacchiano, 2021) and [[Family ties\|family]] studies (Widmer, 2006), epidemiology (Valente, 2010), physical and mental health issues (Kawachi and Berkman, 2014; Ehsan et al., 2019). Theoretical and methodological advances have led to the conceptualization of different forms of bonding, bridging or linking social capital to understand the transmission of support (Rostila, 2011) or information (Granovetter, 1985) and how contacts link individuals to authorities (Szreter and Woolcock, 2004). SNA has contributed substantially to the conceptualization of these mechanisms (Burt, 2010), and it has now been considered a roadmap to strengthen links with the [[Life course\|life course]] perspective (Alwin et al., 2018; Bidart et al., 2020; Vacchiano and Spini, 2021) and to extend inquiries on social capital to the digital world (Lu and Hampton, 2017). In addition, there is increasing emphasis among scholars on extending the analysis of what is called the 'dark side of social capital', and how networks can be a source of [[Vulnerability\|vulnerability]] through conflicts and barriers to [[Resources\|resources]] (Everett and Borgatti, 2014). Recent Lives work has proposed to conceptualize social capital as [[Reserves\|reserves]] (Cullati et al., 2018).<br>
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	Authors: Mattia Vacchiano, Dario Spini, Olga Ganjour, Eric Widmer		Authors: Mattia Vacchiano, Dario Spini, Olga Ganjour, Eric Widmer

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	Szreter, S. and Woolcock, M. (2004). Health by Association? Social Capital, Social Theory, and the Political Economy of Public Health.''International Journal of Epidemiology'' 33(4), 650–667.<br>		Szreter, S. and Woolcock, M. (2004). Health by Association? Social Capital, Social Theory, and the Political Economy of Public Health.''International Journal of Epidemiology'' 33(4), 650–667.<br>
	Vacchiano, M. and Spini, D. (2021) Networked lives. Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior 51,		Vacchiano, M. and Spini, D. (2021) Networked lives. Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior 51,
	87–103.<br>		87–103. https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsb.12265 <br>
	Wasserman, S., and Katherine F. (1994). ''Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications''. New York: Cambridge University Press.<br>		Wasserman, S., and Katherine F. (1994). ''Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications''. New York: Cambridge University Press.<br>
	Widmer, E. (2006). Who are my family members? Bridging and binding social capital in family configurations. ''J. Soc. Pers. Relatsh.'' 23, 979–998.<br>		Widmer, E. (2006). Who are my family members? Bridging and binding social capital in family configurations. ''J. Soc. Pers. Relatsh.'' 23, 979–998.<br>

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	Spini, D., Bernardi, L. & Oris, M. (2017). Vulnerability Across the LifeCourse. ''Research in Human Development'', 14:1, 1-4, DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2016.1268891<br>		Spini, D., Bernardi, L. & Oris, M. (2017). Vulnerability Across the LifeCourse. ''Research in Human Development'', 14:1, 1-4, DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2016.1268891<br>
	Szreter, S. and Woolcock, M. (2004). Health by Association? Social Capital, Social Theory, and the Political Economy of Public Health.''International Journal of Epidemiology'' 33(4), 650–667.<br>		Szreter, S. and Woolcock, M. (2004). Health by Association? Social Capital, Social Theory, and the Political Economy of Public Health.''International Journal of Epidemiology'' 33(4), 650–667.<br>
	Vacchiano, M. and Spini, D. (2021) Networked lives. Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior 51:		Vacchiano, M. and Spini, D. (2021) Networked lives. Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior 51,
	87–103.<br>		87–103.<br>
	Wasserman, S., and Katherine F. (1994). ''Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications''. New York: Cambridge University Press.<br>		Wasserman, S., and Katherine F. (1994). ''Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications''. New York: Cambridge University Press.<br>

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	==Current issues==		==Current issues==
	Many research areas on social capital have thus grown in the last three decades, such as labour market (Lin, 2001; Smith and Young, 2017) and [[Family ties\|family]] studies (Widmer, 2006), epidemiology (Valente, 2010), physical and mental health issues (Kawachi and Berkman, 2014; Ehsan et al., 2019). Theoretical and methodological advances have led to the conceptualization of different forms of bonding, bridging or linking social capital to understand the transmission of support (Rostila, 2011) or information (Granovetter, 1985) and how contacts link individuals to authorities (Szreter and Woolcock, 2004). SNA has contributed substantially to the conceptualization of these mechanisms (Burt, 2010), and it has now been considered a roadmap to strengthen links with the [[Life course\|life course]] perspective (Alwin et al., 2018) and to extend inquiries on social capital to the digital world (Lu and Hampton, 2017). In addition, there is increasing emphasis among scholars on extending the analysis of what is called the 'dark side of social capital', and how networks can be a source of [[Vulnerability\|vulnerability]] through conflicts and barriers to [[Resources\|resources]] (Everett and Borgatti, 2014). Recent Lives work has proposed to conceptualize social capital as [[Reserves\|reserves]] (Cullati et al., 2018).<br>		Many research areas on social capital have thus grown in the last three decades, such as labour market (Lin, 2001; Smith and Young, 2017) and [[Family ties\|family]] studies (Widmer, 2006), epidemiology (Valente, 2010), physical and mental health issues (Kawachi and Berkman, 2014; Ehsan et al., 2019). Theoretical and methodological advances have led to the conceptualization of different forms of bonding, bridging or linking social capital to understand the transmission of support (Rostila, 2011) or information (Granovetter, 1985) and how contacts link individuals to authorities (Szreter and Woolcock, 2004). SNA has contributed substantially to the conceptualization of these mechanisms (Burt, 2010), and it has now been considered a roadmap to strengthen links with the [[Life course\|life course]] perspective (Alwin et al., 2018; Bidart et al., 2020; Vacchiano and Spini, 2021) and to extend inquiries on social capital to the digital world (Lu and Hampton, 2017). In addition, there is increasing emphasis among scholars on extending the analysis of what is called the 'dark side of social capital', and how networks can be a source of [[Vulnerability\|vulnerability]] through conflicts and barriers to [[Resources\|resources]] (Everett and Borgatti, 2014). Recent Lives work has proposed to conceptualize social capital as [[Reserves\|reserves]] (Cullati et al., 2018).<br>
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	Authors: Mattia Vacchiano, Dario Spini, Olga Ganjour, Eric Widmer		Authors: Mattia Vacchiano, Dario Spini, Olga Ganjour, Eric Widmer
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	Alwin, Duane F., Diane H. Felmlee, and Derek A. Kreager. 2018. ''Social Networks and the Life Course. Integrating the Development of Human Lives and Social Relational Networks''. Basel: Springer International Publishing.<br>		Alwin, Duane F., Diane H. Felmlee, and Derek A. Kreager. 2018. ''Social Networks and the Life Course. Integrating the Development of Human Lives and Social Relational Networks''. Basel: Springer International Publishing.<br>
	Bourdieu, P. (1986). The Forms of Capital. In ''Handbook of Theory and Research for the Sociology of Education'' , edited by J. G. Richardson (pp. 241-58). New York : Greenwood.<br>		Bourdieu, P. (1986). The Forms of Capital. In ''Handbook of Theory and Research for the Sociology of Education'' , edited by J. G. Richardson (pp. 241-58). New York : Greenwood.<br>
			Bidart, C., Degenne, A., & Grossetti, M. (2020). Living in networks: The dynamics of social relations. Cambridge:
			Cambridge University Press.<br>
	Burt, R. S. (2010). ''Neighbor Networks''. Oxford: Oxford University Press.<br>		Burt, R. S. (2010). ''Neighbor Networks''. Oxford: Oxford University Press.<br>
	Burt, R. S. (1992). ''Structural Holes: The Social Structure of Competition''. Cambridge:Harvard Univesrity Press.<br>		Burt, R. S. (1992). ''Structural Holes: The Social Structure of Competition''. Cambridge:Harvard Univesrity Press.<br>
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	Spini, D., Bernardi, L. & Oris, M. (2017). Vulnerability Across the LifeCourse. ''Research in Human Development'', 14:1, 1-4, DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2016.1268891<br>		Spini, D., Bernardi, L. & Oris, M. (2017). Vulnerability Across the LifeCourse. ''Research in Human Development'', 14:1, 1-4, DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2016.1268891<br>
	Szreter, S. and Woolcock, M. (2004). Health by Association? Social Capital, Social Theory, and the Political Economy of Public Health.''International Journal of Epidemiology'' 33(4), 650–667.<br>		Szreter, S. and Woolcock, M. (2004). Health by Association? Social Capital, Social Theory, and the Political Economy of Public Health.''International Journal of Epidemiology'' 33(4), 650–667.<br>
			Vacchiano, M. and Spini, D. (2021) Networked lives. Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior 51:
			87–103.<br>
	Wasserman, S., and Katherine F. (1994). ''Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications''. New York: Cambridge University Press.<br>		Wasserman, S., and Katherine F. (1994). ''Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications''. New York: Cambridge University Press.<br>
	Widmer, E. (2006). Who are my family members? Bridging and binding social capital in family configurations. ''J. Soc. Pers. Relatsh.'' 23, 979–998.<br>		Widmer, E. (2006). Who are my family members? Bridging and binding social capital in family configurations. ''J. Soc. Pers. Relatsh.'' 23, 979–998.<br>

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	==Current issues==		==Current issues==
	Many research areas on social capital have thus grown in the last three decades, such as labour market (Lin, 2001; Smith and Young, 2017) and [[Family ties\|family]] studies (Widmer, 2006), epidemiology (Valente, 2010), physical and mental health issues (Kawachi and Berkman, 2014; Ehsan et al., 2019). Theoretical and methodological advances have led to the conceptualization of different forms of bonding, bridging or linking social capital to understand the transmission of support (Rostila, 2011) or information (Granovetter, 1985) and how contacts link individuals to authorities (Szreter and Woolcock, 2004). SNA has contributed substantially to the conceptualization of these mechanisms (Burt, 2010), and it has now been considered a roadmap to strengthen links with the [[Life course\|life course]] perspective (Alwin et al., 2018) and to extend inquiries on social capital to the digital world (Lu and Hampton, 2017). In addition, there is increasing emphasis among scholars on extending the analysis of what is called the 'dark side of social capital', and how networks can be a source of [[Vulnerability\|vulnerability]] through conflicts and barriers to [[Resources\|resources]] (Everett and Borgatti, 2014).~~<br>~~		Many research areas on social capital have thus grown in the last three decades, such as labour market (Lin, 2001; Smith and Young, 2017) and [[Family ties\|family]] studies (Widmer, 2006), epidemiology (Valente, 2010), physical and mental health issues (Kawachi and Berkman, 2014; Ehsan et al., 2019). Theoretical and methodological advances have led to the conceptualization of different forms of bonding, bridging or linking social capital to understand the transmission of support (Rostila, 2011) or information (Granovetter, 1985) and how contacts link individuals to authorities (Szreter and Woolcock, 2004). SNA has contributed substantially to the conceptualization of these mechanisms (Burt, 2010), and it has now been considered a roadmap to strengthen links with the [[Life course\|life course]] perspective (Alwin et al., 2018) and to extend inquiries on social capital to the digital world (Lu and Hampton, 2017). In addition, there is increasing emphasis among scholars on extending the analysis of what is called the 'dark side of social capital', and how networks can be a source of [[Vulnerability\|vulnerability]] through conflicts and barriers to [[Resources\|resources]] (Everett and Borgatti, 2014). Recent Lives work has proposed to conceptualize social capital as [[Reserves\|reserves]] (Cullati et al., 2018).<br>
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	Recent Lives work has proposed to conceptualize social capital as [[Reserves\|reserves]] (Cullati et al., 2018).<br>
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	Authors: Mattia Vacchiano, Dario Spini, Olga Ganjour, Eric Widmer		Authors: Mattia Vacchiano, Dario Spini, Olga Ganjour, Eric Widmer

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	~~Authors: Mattia Vacchiano, Dario Spini~~
	==Current issues==		==Current issues==
	Many research areas on social capital have thus grown in the last three decades, such as labour market (Lin, 2001; Smith and Young, 2017) and [[Family ties\|family]] studies (Widmer, 2006), epidemiology (Valente, 2010), physical and mental health issues (Kawachi and Berkman, 2014; Ehsan et al., 2019). Theoretical and methodological advances have led to the conceptualization of different forms of bonding, bridging or linking social capital to understand the transmission of support (Rostila, 2011) or information (Granovetter, 1985) and how contacts link individuals to authorities (Szreter and Woolcock, 2004). SNA has contributed substantially to the conceptualization of these mechanisms (Burt, 2010), and it has now been considered a roadmap to strengthen links with the [[Life course\|life course]] perspective (Alwin et al., 2018) and to extend inquiries on social capital to the digital world (Lu and Hampton, 2017). In addition, there is increasing emphasis among scholars on extending the analysis of what is called the 'dark side of social capital', and how networks can be a source of [[Vulnerability\|vulnerability]] through conflicts and barriers to [[Resources\|resources]] (Everett and Borgatti, 2014).		Many research areas on social capital have thus grown in the last three decades, such as labour market (Lin, 2001; Smith and Young, 2017) and [[Family ties\|family]] studies (Widmer, 2006), epidemiology (Valente, 2010), physical and mental health issues (Kawachi and Berkman, 2014; Ehsan et al., 2019). Theoretical and methodological advances have led to the conceptualization of different forms of bonding, bridging or linking social capital to understand the transmission of support (Rostila, 2011) or information (Granovetter, 1985) and how contacts link individuals to authorities (Szreter and Woolcock, 2004). SNA has contributed substantially to the conceptualization of these mechanisms (Burt, 2010), and it has now been considered a roadmap to strengthen links with the [[Life course\|life course]] perspective (Alwin et al., 2018) and to extend inquiries on social capital to the digital world (Lu and Hampton, 2017). In addition, there is increasing emphasis among scholars on extending the analysis of what is called the 'dark side of social capital', and how networks can be a source of [[Vulnerability\|vulnerability]] through conflicts and barriers to [[Resources\|resources]] (Everett and Borgatti, 2014).<br>
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			Recent Lives work has proposed to conceptualize social capital as [[Reserves\|reserves]] (Cullati et al., 2018).<br>
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	~~Recent Lives work has proposed to conceptualize social capital as [[Reserves\|reserves]] (Cullati et al.~~, ~~2018).~~		Authors: Mattia Vacchiano, Dario Spini, Olga Ganjour, Eric Widmer
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	==References==		==References==

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	Many research areas on social capital have thus grown in the last three decades, such as labour market (Lin, 2001; Smith and Young, 2017) and [[Family ties\|family]] studies (Widmer, 2006), epidemiology (Valente, 2010), physical and mental health issues (Kawachi and Berkman, 2014; Ehsan et al., 2019). Theoretical and methodological advances have led to the conceptualization of different forms of bonding, bridging or linking social capital to understand the transmission of support (Rostila, 2011) or information (Granovetter, 1985) and how contacts link individuals to authorities (Szreter and Woolcock, 2004). SNA has contributed substantially to the conceptualization of these mechanisms (Burt, 2010), and it has now been considered a roadmap to strengthen links with the [[Life course\|life course]] perspective (Alwin et al., 2018) and to extend inquiries on social capital to the digital world (Lu and Hampton, 2017). In addition, there is increasing emphasis among scholars on extending the analysis of what is called the 'dark side of social capital', and how networks can be a source of vulnerability through conflicts and barriers to [[Resources\|resources]] (Everett and Borgatti, 2014).		Many research areas on social capital have thus grown in the last three decades, such as labour market (Lin, 2001; Smith and Young, 2017) and [[Family ties\|family]] studies (Widmer, 2006), epidemiology (Valente, 2010), physical and mental health issues (Kawachi and Berkman, 2014; Ehsan et al., 2019). Theoretical and methodological advances have led to the conceptualization of different forms of bonding, bridging or linking social capital to understand the transmission of support (Rostila, 2011) or information (Granovetter, 1985) and how contacts link individuals to authorities (Szreter and Woolcock, 2004). SNA has contributed substantially to the conceptualization of these mechanisms (Burt, 2010), and it has now been considered a roadmap to strengthen links with the [[Life course\|life course]] perspective (Alwin et al., 2018) and to extend inquiries on social capital to the digital world (Lu and Hampton, 2017). In addition, there is increasing emphasis among scholars on extending the analysis of what is called the 'dark side of social capital', and how networks can be a source of [[Vulnerability\|vulnerability]] through conflicts and barriers to [[Resources\|resources]] (Everett and Borgatti, 2014).
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