Review of "Unanticipated Gains: Origins of Network Inequality in Everyday Life."
In Unanticipated Gains: Origins of Network Inequality in Everyday Life Mario Small illustrates the importance of organizations in producing network- based inequality. Small argues that organizations play an underappreciated role in social capital research. Organizations are important because net...
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University of Chicago Press
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78286 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8706-3124 |
| Summary: | In Unanticipated Gains: Origins of Network Inequality in Everyday Life
Mario Small illustrates the importance of organizations in producing network-
based inequality. Small argues that organizations play an underappreciated
role in social capital research. Organizations are important
because network connections often develop inside of organizations, and
the broader organizational context in which a network connection develops
can determine how much the connection is worth. Small contrasts
his “organizational embeddedness” perspective with theoretical frameworks
that have focused on network consequences as the expense of
network origins or have adopted a rational actor perspective, where actors
develop network connections in pursuit of the benefits those connections can provide, and have ignored the broader organizational context in which
network connections develop. He illustrates the value of his perspective
with childcare centers in New York City. If you are wondering why
childcare centers, finish the book, and you will appreciate the critical role
these centers play in the lives of many New Yorkers. |
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