Understanding personal networks as social capital
Titre | Understanding personal networks as social capital |
Type de publication | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Auteurs | Widmer, E, Gouveia, R, Aeby, G, Cesnuityté, V |
Éditeur | Wall, K, Widmer, E, Gauthier, J-A, Cesnuityté, V, Gouveia, R |
Book Title | Families and personal networks: An international comparative perspective |
Series Title | Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life |
Chapter | 6 |
Pagination | 167–186 |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Place Published | London, United Kingdom |
Mots-clés | Bonding and bridging types of social capital, Comparative analysis, Lithuania, Personal configurations, personal networks, Portugal, social capital, Switzerland |
Résumé | The main aim of this chapter is to compare the social capital structures produced by personal networks in Portugal, Switzerland, and Lithuania. On the one hand, we hypothesise that the type of social capital is primarily associated with the composition of personal configurations. On the other hand, we also expect that social capital structures are shaped by the constraints and opportunities associated with different welfare regimes, social policies, and level of social development in each country. Findings show that both Portuguese and Lithuanian networks are characterised by a bonding type of social capital, although in Portugal the interdependencies rely on the exchange of emotional support, whereas in Lithuania the interdependencies stem from face-to-face interactions. Switzerland, in contrast, is characterised by a bridging type of social capital. |
URL | https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9781349952625 |