Varieties of social capital…
There’s much debate over the various forms that social capital
takes, but one fairly straightforward approach divides it into three
main categories:
- Bonds: Links to people based on a sense of common identity
(“people like us”) – such as family, close friends and people who
share our culture or ethnicity.- Bridges: Links that stretch beyond a shared sense of identity, for
example to distant friends, colleagues and associates.- Linkages: Links to people or groups further up or lower down the
social ladder