Glad the video helped, Maewo. Thanks for the encouragement.

Hi, Emma. So glad to hear from you. Your example is an excellent example of how this works in everyday life. You're off and running now! Thanks for providing some specifics. I wish I had your example handy when I was recording the video. :-)

Hi Nadhi. I'm glad the video was useful. I hope your thesis comes out great.

Thanks, Peter. I'm trying. :-)

Sounds like a great idea, Judi. Glad the video was helpful. The lack of social capital is a huge issue for many people.

Hi Judi, I am thinking about doing a psychological thesis on benefits of Social Capital in Mental Health Recovery and I'd be interested to hear more of your experience how Social Capital led to an increase in recovery status where you are!

Thanks for the encouragement, Professor G.

Thanks Chocolate truffles (Great name!). I appreciate it. God bless you, too. :-)

Awesome, Gaurav. Sounds great. Glad the video helped.

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks, Mike. I appreciate it.

Yay! I appreciate your encouragement.

Glad to help!

Well, it's a bit like other types of capital (e.g., economic, intellectual, etc.). Like other resources, it all depends on how you use it. It could be used for good or for evil, I supposed. But, one advantage might be that anybody can increase social capital by building relationships.

One advantage of social capital, from a professional point of view, is the ability to have a greater range of opportunities when finding new work - if needed. For example, in my professional career I only formally had to apply for 2 of the 8 or so jobs I've had. The first two specifically were with no social connections of any kind. After the 2nd, each new position came about from connections with people. It does provide a bit of a "leg up" when moving around positions because part of the relationship is already there, and it's easier to start from. From a personal standpoint, like friends, it's the ability to get help when needed. For example, my neighbor needed help putting together a shelf that she couldn't get. So, I helped her put it together. Then, when I'm gone from home, I have someone who can watch over the house (security wise), help with the cats, or water my plants. From family, same deal as friends, just likely a bit more solid and likely to remain for longer. The disadvantages of these social connections/links has to do with the time it takes to both build, and maintain, those links. So, in essence, you have to curate your friends - a few close friends, a few more "normal friends", and so on. The idea being is the larger amount of help you may end up needing, the close to "close friends" they have to be. Also, this is a bit more calculating than "just enjoying someone's company". Can be seen as manipulative, but doesn't have to be as long as you're giving and not just taking.

I prefer his explanations.

I don't think you can measure social capital directly unless you wanted to somehow count the number of ties in your relationship network. I supposed that's possible. The way I have typically seen it measured (though that's not quite the right word) is through outcomes like educational attainment, professional opportunities, etc. The overly simplified way to know if a person has social capital is they have connections/relationships with influential people with other resources (or access to resources) like economic capital, intellectual capital, or more social capital. I'm pretty sure that won't answer your question completely but I hope it helps somewhat.

@@alexanderlyon thanks, it helps yo understand it better

Like any resource (e.g., economic capital), social capital can be used for good or bad purposes.

@@alexanderlyon last question, because we have reporting about this, What is the difference between Bonding and Bridging in Social capital theory?

I hope you answer this, thank you

Putnam's work came out well before social media and other online connections were serious. That does add an element. Good point.