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The Ties That Bind: Social Capital, Families, and Children's Well‐Being
Author(s) -
Parcel Toby L.,
Bixby Monica S.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
child development perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1750-8606
pISSN - 1750-8592
DOI - 10.1111/cdep.12165
Subject(s) - social capital , social mobility , social reproduction , psychology , individual capital , social position , developmental psychology , social status , social engagement , bond , economic capital , social psychology , social class , human capital , social relation , sociology , economic growth , economics , social science , finance , market economy
Social bonds between parents and their children, an important form of social capital, promote children's cognition and their social adjustment. Both bonding and bridging social capital are consequential, as are parental norms and values, which vary by social class. Parents' working conditions, including occupational complexity and work schedules, influence children's home environments as well as their children's development. Family social capital is more important than school social capital in influencing both cognitive and social child outcomes. Recent studies show how fathers' roles are changing, with implications for social capital in families, and point to bonding with fathers as a possible mechanism for building social capital. We know relatively little about how different forms of capital, including financial, human, cultural, and social capital, combine to influence families and children. We need further analyses regarding how to build social capital, particularly for at‐risk children.