Has research misrepresented the social value within marginalized communities?
“While it may be true that poorer communities have different types of organizational and social resources, these networks still hold value. In fact, it is precisely the presence of social capital in low-income and predominantly Black neighborhoods that facilitated survivability to overcome historical inequalities during segregation. Therefore, questions about the relationship between social capital and diversity remain. As raised in earlier critiques, what types of diversity supposedly stymie social capital?”
