Measuring Social Capital among First-Generation and Non-First-Generation, Working-Class, White Males

Autor/inn/en	Moschetti, Roxanne; Hudley, Cynthia
Titel	Measuring Social Capital among First-Generation and Non-First-Generation, Working-Class, White Males
Quelle	In: Journal of College Admission, (2008) 198, S.25-30 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-6670
Schlagwörter	First Generation College Students; Working Class; Statistical Significance; Social Capital; Males; Whites; Social Networks; Socioeconomic Status; Trend Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arbeiterklasse; Sozialkapital; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; White; Weißer; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Trendanalyse
Abstract	Social capital is a useful theory for understanding the experiences of working class, first-generation college students. Social capital is the value of a relationship that provides support and assistance in a given social situation. According to social capital theory, networks of relationships can aid students in managing an otherwise unfamiliar environment (Attinasi, 1989) by providing students with valuable information, guidance and emotional support (Stanton-Salazar, 1997). This study examined the effects of socioeconomic and first-generation status on social capital among working-class, white, male students. The authors measured social capital by assessing the number and the quality of students' ties to institutional agents. Institutional agents are defined as individuals who have the ability to transmit or negotiate the transmission of opportunities and resources available at the institution (e.g. mentoring, counseling, tutoring). The authors included two types of students: (a) working-class males who are first-generation college students (e.g. Terenzini, Springer, Yaeger, Pascarella & Nora, 1996; Pascarella et al., 2004) and (b) working-class students whose parents attended college. This study expected first-generation status to be associated with working class, white males having less communication with institutional agents about their college experiences. Although not supported at a level of statistical significance, the data showed a trend supporting the hypothesis. (Contains 3 tables.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10