Young people’s social capital: complex identities, dynamic networks
Young people’s social capital: complex identities, dynamic networks
Social capital has become an increasingly popular concept in policy discussions surrounding integration and social cohesion. Within the UK, numerous policy-makers have drawn heavily on the work of influential social capital theorist Robert Putnam, whose recent thinking has been implicated in debates concerning identity, diversity and cohesion. What is meant by ‘diversity’ is subject to conjecture. Arguably, identities and affiliations are more complex than often presented in social capital debates. Drawing on material from an ongoing longitudinal study, the paper addresses the relative neglect afforded to young people's networks and resources by focusing on the role many play in creating social capital within families. Acknowledging the significance of time and space, the paper explores the interface between different aspects of identity and the dynamic nature of social networks. In doing so, the need to take a more nuanced and context-sensitive approach to the analysis of social capital is highlighted.
diversity, identity, networks, social capital, time–space, young people
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Weller, Susie
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2010
Weller, Susie
6ad1e079-1a7c-41bf-8678-bff11c55142b
Weller, Susie
(2010)
Young people’s social capital: complex identities, dynamic networks.
[in special issue: Young People, Ethnicity and Social Capital]
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 33 (5), .
(doi:10.1080/01419870903254653).
Abstract
Social capital has become an increasingly popular concept in policy discussions surrounding integration and social cohesion. Within the UK, numerous policy-makers have drawn heavily on the work of influential social capital theorist Robert Putnam, whose recent thinking has been implicated in debates concerning identity, diversity and cohesion. What is meant by ‘diversity’ is subject to conjecture. Arguably, identities and affiliations are more complex than often presented in social capital debates. Drawing on material from an ongoing longitudinal study, the paper addresses the relative neglect afforded to young people's networks and resources by focusing on the role many play in creating social capital within families. Acknowledging the significance of time and space, the paper explores the interface between different aspects of identity and the dynamic nature of social networks. In doing so, the need to take a more nuanced and context-sensitive approach to the analysis of social capital is highlighted.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 2 October 2009
Published date: 2010
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Part of Special issue 'Young People, Social Capital and Ethnic Identity' edited by T. Reynolds.
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diversity, identity, networks, social capital, time–space, young people
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Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences
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