How Does Tie Strength Affect Access to Social Capital Resources for the Careers of Working and Middle Class African-Americans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2369810 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rochelle Parks-Yancy (0000-0001-8494-9421, Texas Southern University, Texas, USA, corresponding author), Nancy Ditomaso (0000-0002-6668-6872, Rutgers University Business School, New Jersey, USA, corresponding author), Corinne Post (0000-0002-6842-602X, Pace University, New York, USA,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 541-563 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0896920509103983 |
| OpenAlex | W1979864713 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 38 |
This study uses qualitative interviews with 50 working and middle class African-Americans to explore how they use social capital resources from their strong and weak ties to obtain education and jobs. As expected, the strong tie relationships of middle class blacks provided college information, while the working class did not discuss such assistance. The working class respondents relied primarily on strong tie relationships for social capital resources, but this did not always improve their career trajectories. Conversely, the middle class interviewees' networks consisted of both strong and weak ties who offered social capital resources that helped with their careers. Still, while both class groups had social ties that provided information about jobs, neither group knew many people who could actually hire them. Thus, while the middle class respondents had greater access to social capital resources, their advantages were not as large as one might expect, given their class divisions
Demographic economics · Economics · Interpersonal ties · Life chances · Middle class · Middle management · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social capital · Social class · Social mobility · Social science · Social status · Social stratification · Sociology · Working class · Gender Studies · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
When Work Disappears
Stories Employers Tell
Getting a Job
Learning to Labour
Structural Holes
Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
All our kin
Learning to Labor
Human Capital
The Dignity of Working Men
Social Resources and Strength of Ties
Race and the Invisible Hand
Being Black, Living in the Red
The Contingent Value of Social Capital
Social Capital
The Minds of Marginalized Black Men
A Qualitative Analysis of Parenting and Social Capital
An Empirical Assessment of Four Perspectives on the Declining Fortunes of the African-American Male
The Gender of Social Capital
Informal Hiring and Income in the Labor Market
Gender, Children, and Social Contact
Social Resources and Strength of Ties
Invisible Inequality
When Work Disappears
The Marginalization of Black Executives
Becoming Entrepreneurs
Social Capital
Social Isolation and Labor Market Insulation
Don't put my name on it
Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
The Strength of Weak Ties
The Social Capital Resources of Gender and Class Groups
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |