Social Capital and Health

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Social Capital and Health discusses social capital—a concept that originated in the social sciences—and its application to the field of public health. The editors take care to define the concept of social capital, describe its theoretical origins, and discuss the controversies and debates surrounding the use of the concept in public health research and practice. The book provides a comprehensive "tool kit" of current approaches to measure social capital. Further, the book surveys the empirical evidence linking social capital to physical and mental health outcomes, health-related behaviors (like smoking), and aging-related outcomes.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-10-31
Mått:156 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt:600 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:292
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9780387713106

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Ichiro Kawachi is a Professor of Social Epidemiology in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is also Director of the Harvard Center for Society and Health. He has authored several books with Oxford University Press and New Press on society and health. S.V. Subramanian is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Society, Human Development and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. He has a PhD in geography with specialization in multilevel statistical methods, and he also has a master's degree in the field of development studies. Daniel Kim is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Society, Human Development, and Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed residency training in community medicine at the University of Toronto. He also has a doctor of public health degree in social epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health.

Recensioner i media

From the reviews: "This edited book is designed to provide an up-to-date description of scholarly thinking about the concept of social capital and its relationships to health outcomes. ... Public health students and researchers interested in social and behavioral predicates of health are the intended audience. ... The chapter authors are published and knowledgeable in their respective areas. This book will provide students and academic researchers with a very good, up-to-date accounting of the state-of-the-field in thinking about and studying social capital and its relationship to health." (Anne B. Wallis, Doody's Review Service, January 2008) "The book consists of an introduction plus two large sections, the first on the measurement of social capital and the second on the evidence linking social capital to health. ... This book will be a useful reference for anyone interested in understanding and studying the many and complex ways in which social relationships may affect health." (Ana V. Diez Roux, American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 168, 2008)

Innehållsförteckning

Social Capital and Health.- Social Capital and Health.- Measurement of Social Capital.- Measurement of Individual Social Capital.- The Measurement of Community Social Capital Through Surveys.- Network-Based Approaches for Measuring Social Capital.- Actual or Potential Neighborhood Resources for Health.- Social Capital and Public Health.- The Economic Approach to Cooperation and Trust.- Empirical Evidence.- Social Capital and Physical Health.- Social Capital and Mental Health.- Social Capital and Health-Related Behaviors.- Social Capital and Aging-Related Outcomes*.- Social Capital and Health Communications.- Disaster Preparedness and Social Capital.- Social Capital and Health.