02450nam a2200445Ia 4500 9780203749425 BD-DhSAU 20151012151722.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||| 131031s2014 nyuad ob 001 0 eng d 9780203749425 (e-book : PDF) BD-DhSAU BD-DhSAU n-us--- a-cc--- a-ch--- HM708 .S6353 2014 302.0951 S678 Social capital and its institutional contingency [electronic resource] : a study of the United States, China, and Taiwan / edited by Nan Lin, Yang-chih Fu, and Chih-jou Jay Chen. New York : Routledge, 2014. xvi, 429 p. : ill. Routledge advances in sociology ; 108 Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. 1. Measuring social capital -- pt. 2. Endogeneity of social capital : structural and network features -- pt. 3. Accessing and mobilizing social capital : institutional, networking and organizational factors -- pt. 4. Social capital and well-being. "This volume is a collection of original studies based on one of the first research programs on comparative analysis of social capital. Data are drawn from national representative samples of the United States, China and Taiwan. The three societies selected for study allow the examination of how political-economic regimes (command versus market) and cultural factors (family centrality versus diverse social ties) affect the characteristics of social ties and social networks from which resources are accessed and mobilized"-- Provided by publisher. Also available in print edition. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Social capital (Sociology) United States. Social capital (Sociology) China. Social capital (Sociology) Taiwan. Social networks United States. Social networks China. Social networks Taiwan. Economics Sociological aspects Cross-cultural studies. Electronic books. lcsh Lin, Nan, 1938- Fu, Yang-chih, 1955- Chen, Chih-Jou Jay, 1966- 9780415899611 (hardback) Routledge advances in sociology ; 108. http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780203749425 12900 12899