The position of an actor within a social network and the characteristics of that network, both of which affect the actor's access to social resources in Nan Lin's theory of social capital.

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Social Capital, according to Nan Lin, is the investment and mobilization of resources
resources within one's network, and is divided into two major dimensions:

- Social Resources
- Network Location

Nan Lin's Categories of Social Capital

The quality and quantity of resources that an actor can invest in, access, or mobilize. This concept emphasizes resources embedded in social relations, or resources one can access as a consequence of their relations to other actors within their network.

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