Social capital—the strength of an individual's social network and community—has been
identified as a potential determinant of outcomes ranging from education to health …

Low levels of social interaction across class lines have generated widespread concern,,–
and are associated with worse outcomes, such as lower rates of upward income mobility …

In this paper, we explore the dynamics of access to social capital on Facebook. Existing
approaches to network-based social capital measures are adapted to the case of Facebook …

Objectives. Few studies apply the concept of social capital to labor force participation. In this
research, I study the relationship between friendship networks and labor force participation …

Social networks form the backbone of social and economic life. Until recently, however, data
have not been available to study the social impact of a national network structure. To that …

Why edit a special issue on social capital and social networks? To begin, work in both fields
has grown dramatically in recent years. Consider Figure 1, which plots the number of articles …

Research in computer-mediated communication has consistently asserted that Facebook
use is positively correlated with social capital. This research has drawn primarily on …

In the past decade, the concept of social capital gained tremendous popularity in social
science literature. Beside the classical factors of production and human capital, it has now a …

Social networks can shape many aspects of social and economic activity: migration and
trade, job-seeking, innovation, consumer preferences and sentiment, public health, social …

We evaluate trends in social capital since 1952 and assess explanations for the observed
declines. We examine both social capital centered in the community and in the home and …