Changes in the economy and the increase in inequality in the United States have led to a variety of popular responses. One of th
ese was the Occupy Wall Street movement, which began in 2011 as a small local protest in New York City. One of the slogans that emerged from the Occupy movement was, "We are the 99%." The Occupy protests often drew strong responses from authorities like the police and from those who were unsympathetic to the protestors. What kind of social capital did this movement foster
BRIDGING SOCIAL CAPITAL is one part of Social Capital as opined by Robert Putnam with the other being BONDING.
Bridging Social Capital describes a connection between people that hail from different demographics in a society such as race, class, religion, etc. It in effect refers to connections that 'bridge' communities together.
The Occupy Wall Street movement brought people together regardless of their social designation hence it being BRIDGING.
