2005
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.31.041304.122209
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The Sociology of James S. Coleman

Abstract: ■ Abstract This chapter surveys the career and scholarship of James S. Coleman.It tracks scholarly usage of his work, with attention to references after 1995 and the subject areas in which its use is concentrated. At base a scholar of problems in social organization, Coleman made influential contributions that range across the sociology of education, policy research, mathematical sociology, network/structural analysis, and sociological theory. Works from several phases of Coleman's career are cited widely by s… Show more

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“…In framing the analysis we drew on Coleman's (1988) work on social capital, defined as a productive social resource that helps actors to achieve certain ends. Social capital includes systems of trust, reciprocity, obligation and norms (Marsden, 2005). Integral to the various forms of social capital are the dynamics of social networks, including networks of dependency, social support and normative influence.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In framing the analysis we drew on Coleman's (1988) work on social capital, defined as a productive social resource that helps actors to achieve certain ends. Social capital includes systems of trust, reciprocity, obligation and norms (Marsden, 2005). Integral to the various forms of social capital are the dynamics of social networks, including networks of dependency, social support and normative influence.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Alors que le capital économique est matérialisé par un chiffre et le capital humain par des capacités intellectuelles présentes dans le cerveau des individus, le capital social est inhérent à la structure de leurs relations. Pour Coleman, le capital social est producteur de normes (Marsden, 2005) (Nahapiet, Ghoshal, 1998). La position au sein d'un réseau est importante puisqu'elle est susceptible de conférer un accès privilégié à l'information.…”
Section: Réseaux Sociaux : Définitions Et Caractéristiquesunclassified
“…Ceci tient en partie à l'aspect moins tangible de son produit (i.e., de sa substance) et de ses extrants (Dandurand, 2005). A partir d'une analyse approfondie des différentes approches relevées dans la littérature, Moulaert et al (2005Moulaert et al ( , p. 1976 (Marsden, 2005). Les risques d'opportunisme de la part des acteurs d'un réseau s'en trouvent donc limités (Portes, 1998).…”
Section: Innovation Socialeunclassified