Social capital
Density and quality of a person's network. A status technology that is not hormonal.
Network position predicts job finding, mate meeting, and health. It is a classic omitted variable in supplement-and-success studies: people with rich networks both earn more and buy more wellness.
Also called network density, weak ties.
Connected relationships
MECHANISM+ INCREASES
Observational · High confidence
Social capital→Employment status
Higher Social capital increases Employment status.
Weak ties carry jobs: Granovetter (1973) showed acquaintances bring novel job information, and Rajkumar (2022) tested that claim by randomizing LinkedIn's People You May Know among more than 20 million members over five years.