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Much of this essay is based on the idea of social capital, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capital I've found
by michaelchisari 16y ago
Much of this essay is based on the idea of social capital,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capital http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_capital
I've found a lot of people, especially in the upper- and upper-middle classes, often deny the importance of social capital, but I find it to be very important.
Someone from wealth can lose all of their money, and still have the social capital necessary the maintain their class status.
- jonmc12 16y agoIts a good point - regardless of wealth class, someone with relatively less social capital may feel compelled to focus on building his social capital instead of focusing solely on the merit of contribution.
- scott_s 16y agoMy problem with the essay is that the author assumes complete causation between social capital and real capital. He goes from socio-economic status to personality traits without acknowledging at all what he has done.