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Social Capital: Models and Efforts to Build and Restore among Marginalized Individuals and Communities

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Social Capital and Community Well-Being

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Social capital is an interdisciplinary and international concept that is focused on the importance of social networks and relationships on positive health and well-being for individuals, communities, and society. In general, social capital models suggest that social networks and relationships are resources that benefit individuals and/or communities. This chapter reviews the political and social influences on the development of social capital, major social capital theories, and recent modifications to and extensions of social capital models. Bourdieu, Coleman, and Putnam’s models of social capital are described, criticisms of these models are outlined and recent developments in conceptualizations of social capital are discussed. We end with a review of efforts to build and/or restore social capital, with a focus on marginalized groups (i.e., individuals who are former substance misusers or were formerly incarcerated).

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD, 21250, USA

    Bronwyn A. Hunter Ph.D.

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Hunter, B.A. (2016). Social Capital: Models and Efforts to Build and Restore among Marginalized Individuals and Communities. In: Greenberg, A., Gullotta, T., Bloom, M. (eds) Social Capital and Community Well-Being . Issues in Children's and Families' Lives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33264-2_12

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