Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
social capital, eighth-grade students, academic achievement
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Sociology
Abstract
Social capital is a theoretical concept that has been the subject of much research and debate. Because of its abstract nature, it is difficult to define. James Coleman defines social capital in this way: “Social Capital is defined by its function…Like other forms of capital, social capital is productive, making possible the achievement of certain ends that in its absence would not be possible…Unlike other forms of capital, social capital inheres in the structure of the relations between actors and among actors” (1988). Whereas physical capital refers to physical resources that individuals, communities or nations possess, and human capital refers to the amount of education that individuals, communities or nations possess, social capital taps into individuals’ social relations and how those social relations provide access to or lack of access to needed resources.
Recommended Citation
Child, Curtis and Dufur, Dr. Mikaela
(2014)
"The Effect of Social Capital on 8th Grade Academic Achievement,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 387.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/387