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- Title: Social Capital and the Care Networks of Frail Seniors (Essay)
- Author : Canadian Review of Sociology
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 216 KB
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SOCIAL CAPITAL HAS BEEN A KEY framework in conceptualizing the place of social ties in quality of life. The foundational work of scholars like Putnam (1995), Bourdieu (1986), and Coleman (1990) has influenced our understanding of the broad structure of the relationships between social networks, norms, and social trust; the processes through which they work; and the positive outcomes which include various types of mutual benefit. Indeed, social capital has had such widespread appeal that identifying the nature of social relationships and their impact "has become a veritable cottage industry across the social sciences" (Szreter and Woolcock 2004:650). Such proliferation of work on social capital has lead to criticism that too often it is used as a "multi-purpose descriptor[s] for all types and levels of connections" and thus, lacks the specificity that would add to its theoretical and practical value (Muntaner, Lynch, and Smith 2000:108). In this paper, we endeavor to increase the specificity of social capital as a useful framework through addressing a particular social group (families of frail seniors), and a particular benefit (care to an older family member). We draw on social capital literature to frame our understanding of the social capital inherent in families of frail older adults, and hypothesize their abilities to benefit their family members.