Social Capital Essay

Social capital is a concept that explains social relationships, where relationships are believed to benefit the perpetrators. There are many figures that define social capital seen from different points of view. Bourdieu (in Field 2011: 26) mentions that social capital represents an aggregate of resources or potential that is associated with long-lasting network ownership. It is also mentioned that the value of the bonds an individual wakes, or in other words the volume of social capital it has, depends on the number of connections they can mobilize and the volume of capital (culture, social, and economic) owned by each connection.
Coleman (in Field 2011: 39) states that social capital facilitates the formation of obligations and expectations

Putnam further states that social capital is a part of social life that encourages participants to act together more effectively to achieve common goals, in which participants are the beneficiaries of the social capital.
The basic premise of social capital is investment in social relationships with expected results (Nan Lin 1999). Further Nan Lin (2001: 19-20) describes four basic things,

Structural dimension is a pattern of connection and network between actors, where in general this dimension is emphasized on the pattern of relationships between individuals with networks of colleagues who are owned. Relational dimension is a relationship or interaction that occurs because of the trust between the actors, where in general measurements on this dimension is focused on the nature and quality of relationships and interactions between individuals. The cognitive dimension is the goal and the shared value of the actors, which in general is measured by focusing on the representation of objectives, norms, values, and the existence of mutual