ABSTRACT
This volume is a collection of original studies based on one of the first research programs on comparative analysis of social capital. Data are drawn from national representative samples of the United States, China and Taiwan. The three societies selected for study allow the examination of how political-economic regimes (command versus market) and cultural factors (family centrality versus diverse social ties) affect the characteristics of social ties and social networks from which resources are accessed and mobilized.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |18 pages
Introduction
part I|62 pages
Measuring Social Capital
chapter 4|17 pages
Status-Based Differential Memory and Measurement of Social Capital
Recall Errors and Bias Estimations
part II|85 pages
Endogeneity of Social Capital
chapter 5|16 pages
Similarities and Differences in Relation-Specific Social Resources Among Three Societies
Taiwan, China and the United States
chapter 6|22 pages
How Social Capital Changes During One's Current Job
Work Conditions and Contact Patterns
chapter 7|29 pages
Occupational Sex Composition, Cultural Contexts and Social Capital Formation
Cases of the United States and Taiwan
part III|71 pages
Accessing and Mobilizing Social Capital
chapter 9|28 pages
Job Search Chains and Embedded Resources
A Comparative Analysis Among Taiwan, China and the U.S.
part IV|40 pages
Social Capital and Well-Being
chapter 12|18 pages
Social Capital in the Workplace and Health Disruptions
A Cross-National Investigation
chapter 13|20 pages
Bright and Dark Sides of Who You Know in the Evaluation of Well-Being
Social Capital and Life Satisfaction Across Three Societies
