Socioeconomic Inequality, Education and Social Capital: What Factors Shape Social Network Growth among College Students
DOI[PLACEHOLDER: Annotation on socioeconomic factors affecting social network development among college students.]
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Examines how socioeconomic status shapes access to beneficial network resources, showing that the relationship between position in social structure and social capital is mediated by the networks through which resources flow. The network perspective reveals that inequality is not merely a matter of individual attributes but of differential positioning in relational systems.