Identities and inequalities: an examination of the role of racial identity in the formation of social capital inside a voluntary youth organization.

This ethnographic study provides empirical illustrations of patterns of racial homophily and network ties within a voluntary youth association. The paper seeks to examine the role of racial identity and its relationship to the formation of social capital among a diverse group of youth participants....

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Publicado en:Social Identities Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 477 - 501
Autores principales: Hampton, LynnA., Duncan, EbonyM.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul2011
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          Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, USA
          Graduate Student in the Department of Sociology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA
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        Homophily theory (Communication)
        Infrastructure (Economics)
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        interracial ties
        racial identity
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