Unravelling Social Capital: Disentangling a Concept for Social Work

Over several decades, social capital has gained intellectual currency as a means to understand the dynamics of individual and community resources. While prevalent in other disciplines, social capital, however, has been used less often in social work to inform practice or policy development. In this...

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Community resources
Community structure
Cultural Capital
Economic resources
Employment
Online communities
Personal relationships
Policy Making
Social capital
Social Dynamics
Social interaction
Social networking
Social Networks
Social relationships
Social Support
Social Work
Social Workers
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