Kanazawa, Satoshi 
ORCID: 0000-0003-3786-8797 and Savage, J
(2004)
Social capital and the human psyche: why is social life "capital"?
Sociological Theory, 22 (3).
pp. 504-524.
ISSN 0735-2751
Abstract
In this article, we propose a revised definition of social capital, premised on the principles of evolutionary psychology. We define social capital as any feature of a social relationship that, directly or indirectly, confers reproductive benefits to a participant in that relationship. This definition grounds the construct of social capital in human nature by providing a basis for inferring the underlying motivations that humans may have in common, rather than leaving the matter of what humans use capital for unspoken. Discussions and empirical reviews are presented on the innateness of human sociability, sex differences in sociability, and psychological mechanisms that mediate sociability.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref... |
| Additional Information: | © 2004 American Sociological Association |
| Divisions: | Management |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2008 14:24 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2024 22:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/17462 |
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