Unanticipated gains: origins of network inequality in everyday life
Small, Mario Luis
Why do some people enjoy larger, more supportive, or otherwise more useful networks than others? Exploring the experiences of New York City mothers whose children were enrolled in childcare centers, Mario Luis Small examines why a great deal of these mothers dramatically expanded both the size and usefulness of their personal networks. INDICE: PART I: PERSONAL TIES IN ORGANIZATIONAL SETTINGS; 1.: Social Capital and Organizational Embeddedness; 2.: Childcare Centers and Mothers' Wellbeing; PART II: SOCIAL TIES; 3.: Opportunities and Inducements; 4.: Weak and Strong Ties; 5.: Trust and Obligations; PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL TIES; 6.: Tiesto Other Entities; 7.: Organizational Ties and Neighborhood Effects; PART IV:BEYOND CHILDCARE CENTERS; 8.: Extensions and Implications; APPENDICES: A MULTIMETHOD CASE STUDY; Appendix A: The Process; Appendix B: Quantitative Data; Appendix C: Qualitative Data
- ISBN: 978-0-19-976409-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 312
- Fecha Publicación: 25/11/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés