THE SOCIAL CAPITAL RESOURCES OF GENDER AND CLASS GROUPS |
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| Authors: | Rochelle Parks-Yancy Nancy DiTomaso Corinne Post |
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| Institution: | 1. Jesse H. Jones School of Business , Texas Southern University , Houston, Texas, USA parksthom1@aol.com;3. Rutgers University Business School, Newark and New Brunswick , New Jersey, USA;4. Lubin School of Business , Pace University , Pleasantville, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Social capital resources affect careers. Yet, insufficient attention has been given to how access to social capital resources differs for social groups and, therefore, differentially affects careers. This study consists of in-depth interviews with 246 white interviewees from three parts of the U.S.: New Jersey, Tennessee, and Ohio. The interviews provide extensive details about how social capital resources affected the respondents' educational and employment endeavors. We found that men had greater access to social capital resources than women. Thus, career advantages accumulated for men, while career disadvantages accumulated for women. There were few class differences in access to social capital resources, but the middle/upper middle class had better career returns than the working class. Unlike many other studies of social capital resources and careers, our study examines the processes by which the resources were derived, how they were used, and how they affected careers. As such, we detail a primary mechanism of career disparities and, ultimately, socioeconomic inequalities. |
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