Social capital does people a lot of good. It builds relationships, improves life and increases development. Social capital should not be focused on big or small, but rather on the community as a whole. Robert Putnam's view favors community assets over personal assets and that is why I side with Putnam. Robert Putnam's theory of social capital is widely applied and is not focused on prestigious groups or egocentrism like that of Pierre Bourdieu. The civic community, a major contributor to governmental effectiveness, is included in Putnam's study and discussed in depth, something Coleman and Bourdieu failed to do. Bourdieu focused on social capital as a means for the powerful and wealthy to protect their place and continue to prosper through group monopoly. Thus keeping outsiders away. In a Marxist sense, it is primarily concerned with the capital of capitalists. While Bourdieu saw it at one extreme, Coleman saw it at another with a greater emphasis on the benefits of social capital for the less wealthy. However, Coleman's view of social capital also has its advantages....