Social Capital, Social Identities: From Ownership to Belonging

Social Capitalbelongs to the core repertoire of social theory. Its potential can be spelled out in the economic dimension ofownershipand in the social dimension ofbelonging. Renowned scholars from philosophy, sociology, economics, and religious studies explore the competing notions ofSocial Capitalin relation to trust, cooperation, and embeddedness, and scrutinize theSocial Identityof humans as a showcase for distinction and association.