In the process of looking for work, job seekers who want to leverage their social connections confront a dilemma: on one hand, using connections increases access to good jobs; on the other hand, we generally believe that we should earn a job based on what we can do, rather than who we know.

This conversation will draw on a study of femicide which analyzed the extent to which crime perpetrators experience and perceive social punishment (exclusion/withdrawal of social capital).

This study examines the racial disparity in health‐care coverage between Hispanics and whites. Racial disparities in accessing health‐care services have worsened in the United States, exacerbating social and economic inequality between whites and racial/ethnic minority groups.

The objective of this paper is to analyze the influence of social interaction on adoption of new technologies to promote sustainable use of soil and water resources. We specifically aim to understand through which mechanism, social capital versus social learning, the social interaction is influencing the adoption of new technologies.