How does social capital affect poverty in America?

I must say, social capital and poverty has very deep cyclic link (or trap). Social capital mainly consists of human capital and minimum basic physical infrastructure. read more

"It's not about what you know, it's about who you know" #America people in poverty know other people in poverty. people not in poverty know other people not in poverty. upward mobility is the exception to working hard, not the rule. read more

Social capital theory needs to be worked out in detail to see how it interacts with poverty. Some social capital theorist Robert D. Putnam differentiates different types of social capital,"bonding" capital and"bridging" capital. Every human needs to"belong", and bonding capital can provide social support as well as negative social influences. read more