Groups, Teams, Networks, Trust, and Social Capital

In perusing the social-science literature, we often find that a research topic—for example, individual stress—is claimed to bebothimportant in itselfandmore important in social life than ever before. Reasons for this are then given. It is also sometimes claimed that the phenomenon is being studied m...

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Published inUsable Social Science p. 121
Main Authors Neil J. Smelser, John S. Reed
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University of California Press 15.09.2012
Edition1
Subjects
Applied sciences
Behavioral sciences
Cognitive psychology
Computer engineering
Computer networking
Computer science
Distrust
Economic disciplines
Economics
Emotion
Emotional states
Employment
Engineering
Friendship
Human behavior
Human societies
Interpersonal relations
Labor economics
Medical personnel
Network analysis
Occupations
Personality psychology
Physicians
Psychological attitudes
Psychology
Social attitudes
Social behavior
Social capital
Social interaction
Social psychology
Sociology
Solidarity
System effectiveness
Systems engineering
Trust
Usability
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Summary:In perusing the social-science literature, we often find that a research topic—for example, individual stress—is claimed to bebothimportant in itselfandmore important in social life than ever before. Reasons for this are then given. It is also sometimes claimed that the phenomenon is being studied more than ever before. Another variant is that, while the phenomenon is important, it is understudied in relation to its importance (is any topic ever proclaimed to be “overstudied”?). Such assertions are usually not well documented, and one suspects that they are rhetorical, if not self-serving for the authors who
ISBN:0520273567
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