Analysis of the Concept of Social Capital

Abstract

The concept of social capital has been developed in the last quarter of the XX century, at the intersection of sociology and economics. Today remain relevant questions of creation and accumulation of social capital in social groups and society as a whole. However, the concept does not have a single, unified definition. An attempt to identify the key characteristics of the concept of social capital is presented in this paper.

Keywords

• социальный капитал
• социальная сеть
• «сетевая дыра»