social relational artefact

German translation: soziales Artefakt; aus Akteursbeziehungen resultierendes Artefakt

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English term or phrase:social relational artefact
German translation:soziales Artefakt; aus Akteursbeziehungen resultierendes Artefakt
Entered by: BirgitBerlin

10:41 Mar 19, 2007
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Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / paper on social capital
English term or phrase: social relational artefact
The purpose of this article is to clarify the conceptualization of social capital in entrepreneurship. To achieve this, the article begins with a review of the extensive literature on social capital. This provides a preliminary theoretical framework about the nature and categories of social capital. Thereafter, an account is provided of an empirical study in which in-depth and extensive data was gathered about the social interactions of entrepreneurs from 10 technology firms. Findings demonstrate that social capital is a ***social relational artefact*** produced in social interactions.

This last sentence contains three times "social" which I would like to avoid for the translation. I am just not sure how... any suggestions?
BirgitBerlin
Germany
Local time: 10:19
soziales Artefakt; aus Akteursbeziehungen resultierendes Artefakt
Explanation:
Basically the most straight forward translation would be "soziales Artefakt" or "das Ergebnis von Sozialbeziehungen . If you want to avoid "sozial" you could phrase it using "Akteursbeziehungen" which would amount to the same.
For example: "Unsere Untersuchungen zeigen, dass soziales Kapital ein aus den Akteursbeziehungen resultierendes Artefakt ist, dass in sozialen Interaktionen hervorgebracht wird."

In any case, I wouldn't substitute "soziales Kapital" for another term since it is the commonly used technical term in sociological jargon.
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Stephan Elkins
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soziales Artefakt; aus Akteursbeziehungen resultierendes Artefakt


Explanation:
Basically the most straight forward translation would be "soziales Artefakt" or "das Ergebnis von Sozialbeziehungen . If you want to avoid "sozial" you could phrase it using "Akteursbeziehungen" which would amount to the same.
For example: "Unsere Untersuchungen zeigen, dass soziales Kapital ein aus den Akteursbeziehungen resultierendes Artefakt ist, dass in sozialen Interaktionen hervorgebracht wird."

In any case, I wouldn't substitute "soziales Kapital" for another term since it is the commonly used technical term in sociological jargon.

Stephan Elkins
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Danke!!!
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