social capital en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) The goodwill, sympathy, and connections created by social interaction within and between social networks.
If [the individual] comes into contact with his neighbor, and they with other neighbors, there will be accumulation of social capital, which may immediately satisfy his social needs and which may bear a social potentiality sufficient to the substantial improvement of living conditions in the whole community.
1916, L.J. Hanifan, “The rural school community center”, in Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 67: 130:
- (uncountable) The value created by social relationships, with expected returns in the marketplace.
Translations (17)
es capital social (goodwill) · cs sociální kapitál (goodwill) · it capitale sociale (goodwill) · fi sosiaalinen pääoma (goodwill) · cmn 社會資本 /社会资本 (value created by social relationships) · cmn 社交資本 /社交资本 (goodwill) · pl kapitał społeczny (goodwill) · hy սոցիալական կապիտալ (goodwill) · ru социальный капитал (goodwill) · uk соціальний капітал (goodwill) · hu társadalmi tőke (goodwill) · fi sosiaalinen pääoma (value created by social relationships) · fr capital social (goodwill) · fr capital social (value created by social relationships) · tr sosyal sermaye (goodwill) · pl kapitał społeczny (value created by social relationships) · pt capital social (goodwill)