Explicating and Measuring Social Relationships in Social Capital Research

Communication Theory

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-203

  Kikuchi, Mami ^a   Coleman, Cynthia Lou ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84859484696     PISSN: 10503293     EISSN: 14682885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2885.2012.01401.x     Document Type: Article

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