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Exposing the Dark Side, an Exploration of the Influence Social Capital Has upon Parental Sports Volunteers
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Whittaker, Colin Grant; Holland-Smith, David – Sport, Education and Society, 2016
This study explored the influence social capital had over parental sports volunteers who are considered to be of paramount importance in the delivery of UK sports initiatives. A review of the relevant literature identifies and discusses the complexities within the debate to define social capital while human and cultural capital emerge as an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Capital, Athletics, Parent Participation
Approaches to Reflexivity: Navigating Educational and Career Pathways
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Dyke, Martin; Johnston, Brenda; Fuller, Alison – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2012
This paper provides a critical appraisal of approaches to reflexivity in sociology. It uses data from social network research to argue that Archer's approach to reflexivity provides a valuable lens with which to understand how people navigate their education and career pathways. The paper is also critical of Archer's methodology and typology of…
Descriptors: Social Change, Social Networks, Reflection, Social Science Research
Passing over: Identity Transition in Widows
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Cheek, Cheryl – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2010
This qualitative study of nine women examined the changes in their everyday lives as they cared for their terminally-ill husbands and after their husbands died. It also studied how the women coped with these changes, and how their coping contributed to their identity change from wife to widow. Symbolic interaction was utilized to study the changes…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Females, Spouses, Terminal Illness
Solidarity Networks: What Are They? And Why Should We Care?
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Smith, Janel – Learning Organization, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the theoretical foundations of the solidarity network concept and its perceived utility as an enabling force for social organizations to influence change. The theoretical framework presented is intended to stimulate dialogue, interest and investigation on the subject of solidarity networks.…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Network Analysis, Social Theories, Role
Urbanization and Inflation: Lessons from the English Price Revolution of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.
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Goldstone, Jack A. – American Journal of Sociology, 1984
A model of the impact of urban networks on monetary circulation is developed. The author argues that considering the effects of urbanization and occupational specialization on the velocity of money provides a fuller understanding of English inflation from 1500-1650 than traditional explanations focusing on population growth or changes in the money…
Descriptors: Economic Research, European History, Foreign Countries, Inflation (Economics)
Collegial Talk: A Powerful Tool "for" Change
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Fear, Frank A.; Doberneck, Diane M. – About Campus, 2004
Due to time constraints and other factors, college educators who wish to create a more collegial atmosphere are often frustrated by what appears to be a lack of openness to change in higher education. It is easy to feel thwarted when one's diligent efforts to persuade institutional leaders to become more flexible and collegial are unsuccessful.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Collegiality, Organizational Change, Organizations (Groups)