Examining Social Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Assessment Using the Work of Bourdieu, Coleman and Putnam

The value that individuals attribute to their social ties with other residents can have an impact on the amount of crime that occurs within their own neighborhood. While previous criminological research has identified a negative relationship between the levels of social capital and victimization wit...

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Main Author: Lovitt, Brent
Format: Others
Published: TopSCHOLAR® 2007
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/405
http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1408&context=theses