Networks sustain conduct rules because they embed mutual obligation

Evidence

Social connections are also important for the rules of conduct that they sustain. Networks involve (almost by definition) mutual obligations; they are not interesting as mere “contacts.” Networks of community engagement foster sturdy norms of reciprocity: I’ll do this for you now, in the expectation that you (or perhaps someone else) will return the favor. — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 41

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s core theme: positive shared projects (networks) generate reciprocity norms rather than out-group solidarity. — connects to: Economic institutions depend on personal networks that generate trust and enforce norms — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 28; Successful constraint-based cooperation can itself build up trust over time. — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2833; Cooperative interaction sustains trustworthiness through ongoing institutions — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 680 (+6 more)
• DEFINE: Distinguishes social capital as obligation-carrying networks, not mere contact lists.

Broader Connections

• Economic institutions depend on personal networks that generate trust and enforce norms #corroborates (0.85) — Coleman, SocialCapitalCreation-1988, 28
• Cooperative interaction sustains trustworthiness through ongoing institutions #corroborates (0.80) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 680
• Mutual trust in iterated exchange is selffulfilling through aligned incentives #corroborates (0.80)
• Reciprocal trust creates mutual incentives for trustworthiness #corroborates (0.80) — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality, 166
• Dense civic networks enable trust, reciprocity and collective action. #expands (0.80) — Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone, 17
• Successful constraint-based cooperation can itself build up trust over time. #expands (0.75) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2833
• Urban network membership makes trust relationship-specific and withdrawal its sanction #corroborates (0.75)
• Defining trust requires grounding it in mutual dependency relations #expands (0.70) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2502
• Trustworthiness beyond the family requires networks that extend past kin #corroborates (0.70) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 474