Social Capital and Health

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kawachi, Ichiro (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Subramanian, S.V (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Kim, Daniel (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Public health.; Health promotion.; Epidemiology.; Sociology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Public Health.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Sociology, general.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

 As interest in social capital has grown over the past decade—particularly in public health —so has the lack of consensus on exactly what it is and what makes it worth studying. Social Capital and Health presents the state of the debate, from definition to conceptualization, from effective measurement to real-world applications. The 21 contributors (headed by Ichiro Kawachi, a widely respected leader in the field, and including physicians, economists, and public health experts) discuss the potentials and pitfalls in current research, and salient examples of social capital concepts informing public health practice. The book’s first section traces the theoretical origins of social capital, and the strengths and limitations of current methodologies of measuring it. The second half surveys the empirical data on social capital in key health areas. Among the highlights: Toward a definition: Individual or group entity? Negative as well as positive effects? Measurement methods: survey, sociometric, ethnographic, experimental The relationship between social capital and physical health and health behaviors: smoking, substance abuse, physical activity, sexual activity Social capital and mental health: early findings Social capital and the aging community Applying social capital to health communications Social capital and disaster preparedness Social Capital and Health is certain to inspire researchers and advanced students in public health, health behavior, and social epidemiology. The collective insight found in these diverse perspectives should inspire a new generation of research on this topic, and lead to the development of interventions to improve public health. 

 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.