"This volume is a collection of original studies based on one of the first research programs on comparative analysis of social capital. Data are drawn from national representative samples of the United States, China and Taiwan. The three societies selected for study allow the examination of how...

1. A comparative study of social capital -- 2. Accessed and activated social capital -- 3. Institutional constraints -- 4. Theoretical models and hypotheses -- 5. Data, methods, and measures -- 6. Accessed social capital among the three societies -- 7. Social capital and status attainment -- 8....