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Ever since its first known usage by L.J. Hanifan in 1916 as ―those tangible substances that] count for most in the daily lives of people: namely good will, fellowship, sympathy, and social intercourse among the individuals and families who make up a social unit― (cited in Putnam 2000:19), the concept of social capital has been widely used in the sociological literature to indicate the importance of interpersonal ties for a more productive social life and accepted as one of the most popular exports from sociological theory in everyday language (Portes 1998)