On social capital theory development question, or whether it is necessary to multiply entities unnecessarily

Abstract

The article is a review of the material: Mond D. Favor theory – theory of social capital. (Science. Culture. Society. 2022. Vol. 28. No. 3. P. 68–80) and is devoted to the theory of social capital development problem. Based on a critical analysis of the approaches presented in the article by independent researcher D. Mond conclusions about the inconsistency of the proposed theoretical solutions are drawn. In particular the willingness to provide services as the basis of social capital presented as a factor of the common denominator of the theory of social capital, as well as sympathy and trust interpreted from the value judgments standpoint. The author considers the proposed approaches as a kind of subtractive knowledge which makes it possible to clarify certain provisions of emerging scientific theories.

Keywords

• social capital
• trust
• components of social capital
• socio-resource approach
• social resources
• exchange theory
• reciprocity