Nan Lin is a sociologist, born in 1938 in Chongqing, China, who holds the Oscar L. Tang Family Professorship of Sociology at Duke University. He is best known for his research on social networks and social capital, developing an influential theory of how individuals access and mobilize resources embedded in their social relationships to achieve better social and economic outcomes.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountDeveloped a widely accepted definition of social capital as access to resources through network ties, becoming a leading figure in social capital theory and social network analysis. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountSocial Capital: A Theory of Social Structure and Action (2001) 1 Connections
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Lin social capital theory analyzed how access to resources embedded in social networks reproduces advantage across social class stratification.
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Chinese American sociologist
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His definition of social capital as access to resources through network ties is one of the most widely accepted conceptualizations of the term.
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