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Zusatztext In his compelling new book, Unanticipated Gains, Mario Small joins sociological theory with detailed empirical evidence to show us how childcare centers generate much-needed social capital in low-income communities. I'll never enter a childcare center again without thinking about this book! Informationen zum Autor Mario Luis Small is Associate Professor of Sociolgy and the College at the University of Chicago. He is author of Villa Victoria: The Transformation of Social Capital in Boston Barrio (Chicago 2004) which was awarded the 2004 C. Wright Mills Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems and the 2005 Robert E. Park Award for Best Book from the Community and Urban Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association. Klappentext Why do some people enjoy larger, more supportive, or otherwise more useful networks than others? Exploring the experiences of New York City mothers whose children were enrolled in childcare centers, Mario Luis Small examines why a great deal of these mothers dramatically expanded both the size and usefulness of their personal networks. Zusammenfassung Why do some people enjoy larger, more supportive, or otherwise more useful networks than others? Exploring the experiences of New York City mothers whose children were enrolled in childcare centers, Mario Luis Small examines why a great deal of these mothers dramatically expanded both the size and usefulness of their personal networks. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART I: PERSONAL TIES IN ORGANIZATIONAL SETTINGS 1.: Social Capital and Organizational Embeddedness 2.: Childcare Centers and Mothers' Wellbeing PART II: SOCIAL TIES 3.: Opportunities and Inducements 4.: Weak and Strong Ties 5.: Trust and Obligations PART III: ORGANIZATIONAL TIES 6.: Ties to Other Entities 7.: Organizational Ties and Neighborhood Effects PART IV: BEYOND CHILDCARE CENTERS 8.: Extensions and Implications APPENDICES: A MULTIMETHOD CASE STUDY Appendix A: The Process Appendix B: Quantitative Data Appendix C: Qualitative Data ...
