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Bonding and bridging social capital
ConceptTies within a group and ties across groups can offer different kinds of support.
Explanation or usage
Bonding ties can sustain solidarity among people with shared identities; bridging ties connect people across social boundaries. A group can have both, and the distinction does not mean close ties are bad or broad ties are always good. Consider what each connection enables and whom it includes.
Common misunderstandings
Bonding and bridging are mutually exclusive.
In Bowling Alone
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General topic context: social ties can support solidarity within groups or connect people across group boundaries.